Inside the town where you can see the Northern Lights 300 days a year

The Northern Lights are famously elusive, but residents of a town in eastern Canada get to enjoy them for 300 days of each year.

Many people harbour dreams of gazing up at the skies as they pulse with curtains of red, green and purple, yet finding yourself in northern enough climbs when the astrological scenario is just right and the skies clear is no mean feat.

Even if you head to some of the world's best destinations for seeing the Aurora Borealis there's no guarantee that you'll get to see them, unless you're blessed with clear Arctic night skies.