Northern Lights over Tasersuaq – Qaqortoq Greenland 09/13/2023
So what are the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) that are seen in the Arctic Circle? Greenland is one of the best places to see Northern Lights. I live in South Greenland and I have lived here for twelve years. Every fall through winter Northern lights can be seen all over Greenland. Northern Lights happen year-round however, they cannot be seen during the day. They seem their strongest in the more northern regions of Greenland.
They also are best seen where there is no light noise and the sky is dark and clear. Since I live south of the Arctic Circle (60° N) Northern Lights aren’t always that strong and hard to photograph. Last night September 13th, 2023 was an exception!
Northern lights occur when particles from the sun become electrically charged as they hit Earth’s atmosphere. Because of this, it creates light with changing colors. I love how Mother Nature makes such beautiful and unique spectacles on our planet.
Greenlanders of the past had quite an imagination and legend has it that the dancing northern lights in the night sky means that the dead are playing football with the skull of a Walrus. In today’s world, some groups believe if their children are conceived when the Northern Lights are active, they believe it will make their children more intelligent.
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My name is Katy and I have been living in South Greenland since August 2011. I was born in Charleston, South Carolina, raised in Florida, and migrated to South Greenland through marriage. I am married to an amazing Greenlandic man living 60º N - about 670 km south of the Arctic Circle.
I am a master gardener of 50 years. I started my love of ornamental gardening at the young age of 11. My paternal aunt gave me my first cutting and told me how to plant it. She also showed me some simple crochet stitches and sent me home with a cutting of coleus and a crochet hook with some yarn. At eleven it was like taking home a prize. Little did I know what would happen because of that. I learned how to sew my own clothing during my teenage years and that sewing has flowed over into me learning how to be a quilt maker. I love to take photographs of everything that catches my eye. I have thousands of photos. I am in love with icebergs. I don't think I will ever tire of seeing them and taking photos of them. The Greenland landscape is magnificent and it never disappoints. I also love to crochet as well as cook. I love making up my own recipes and serving them up to my "Heart Light" for test tasting. He is such a trooper. For the most part, he loves everything I've made.
I'm a summer tourist guide and love it when fellow Americans come to visit us so that I can tell them about Greenland and most of the time I always tell our story since it's so special.
I have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren. I have grown to love Greenland as much as I love my home country USA. Greenland is like no other place and I will write lots about it and share photographs as well. I also love music and movies as well and I like to read. I will also be sharing blogs about quilt-making and other subjects that I'm involved with.
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