While northern lights are notably more common in polar regions near the Arctic Circle, geomagnetic storm watches have been forecast several times for parts of the United States in the past year.
It's ironic to feel grounded while staring at the cosmos from a ship deck in Arctic waters, but that's the peculiar magic of chasing the Northern Lights aboard Hurtigruten's MS Midnatsol.
This 13-day northern lights itinerary with Viking includes ... the ship calls on Tromsø, about 250 miles inside the Arctic Circle, followed by the picturesque coastal villages of Narvik and ...