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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Marc Shoffman

I’m a northern lights expert, and this is why a cruise is the best place to spot the aurora borealis

Astronomer Tom Kerss has plenty of experience spotting the northern lights, and shares his tips - (Tom Kerss)

Growing up in northern Scotland, astronomer Tom Kerss had plenty of opportunities to see the tail end of the northern lights, but it is on board a cruise ship, rather than on land, that he has fallen in love with the spectacle.

The northern lights – or the aurora borealis – are one of the best-known natural phenomena, attracting thousands of visitors to destinations around the Arctic Circle such as Norway, Iceland, Canada and Alaska.

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