To be honest I didn't even know much about northern lights until my wife proposed we'd go and see them. But after I started reading about it and watching photos from different places I was hooked and knew I needed to see it. I was very lucky though to see it so strongly and vividly. Pretty much since I left it's been snowing up there, which means clouds, which ultimately means you might not see it.
Abisko where I went is supposed to be one of the best places in the world to see it because it almost has like a micro climate and they call it a blue hole where the mountains around the lake seemingly tends to deflect the clouds somehow and keep the view clear.
Yes that is a huge thing, if you book a travel to see them it is always a gamble if you really experience some. Would be quite sad if you do such a trip especially to see some and are unlucky. Was thinking more along the lines to make vacations in regions where they can happen and if we are lucky so be it. Many placed that are potentially beautiful even if you don't get lights!
I think that’s an excellent idea. I mean there’s a lot to see besides the northern lights. With this plan you might want to go to these places a bit later like in February or so where they there is more daylight, but still dark in the evening !
I prefer to visit places in the dark since I am a lightpainting artist. It is more a balance between daylight hours and freezing 😄
Then this time of year would be perfect !