Originally Posted by
intuition
No experience on that route, but the old HEL-NRT route was approx flying similar lattitude and northern lights were then visible on the north side of the plane.
Thanks for the insight!
Originally Posted by
Cards1234
Just come to Australia! With the recent solar flares we can see the equivalent of the norther lights outside our windows
I wish it were that easy! Aurora Australis is on the bucket list for sure!
Originally Posted by
avermat
North side definitely. Auroras are at best above you but very unlikely to the south that you would see them. They're at least at 100km altitude so you need to have clear view to the sky above if you were near to the edge of their appearance and faced southwards.
Thanks, you think northward is better even if the flight path is not just "near to the edge," but far to the north (think polar) of the aurora oval?
I saw this:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/4...th-for-aurora/ and someone who worked at lat 70 N (Greenland) said auroras were more often to the south.