The aurora borealis or northern lights have had a number of names through history. The scientific name for the phenomena is Aurora Borealis, which is Latin and translates into the red dawn of the north. It was the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) who first used the expression. You can buy here any images as Royalty Free Images or Licenced Stock Photos for any use that you may have.

Whats it like to see them? "It is magical, simply magical. You think you must be dreaming, especially when you catch an outbreak from the start. It just comes from nowhere… and keeps moving and changing shape! It’s like someone is doing a huge watercolour painting, in real time, across the canvas of the dark black sky" The magnetic zone where the Northern Lights appear is a circle around the Magnetic North Pole. Tromsø is situated in the middle of this magnetic zone and, as a result, you have fantastic chances of seeing the Northern Lights here.

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View slideshow of pictures taken March 2012 fantastic northern light aurora borealis displays & also March 2013 All pictures are available as prints or as digital files by email both royalty free and licensed from this stock photo library.

Latest Northern Lights Images captured Oct 2014 and Oct 2015