You can see images and movies of auroral displays and learn a lot more about auroral activity by using the links listed below. Activity is best seen in the fall and spring of the year and when the Sun is at its peak of sunspot acitivity. To see an auroral display in all its glory, you must first find an observing site as far from city lights as you can get and watch the sky on clear, dark, moonless nights. Look for a dim, sometimes multicolored glow, along the northern horizon if you live in the northern hemisphere and along the southern horizon if you live in the southern hemisphere. Sometimes the glow forms spikes or curtains of light that shimmer, weave, and seem to dance about the sky.
Colors vary from red to blue and white.
You won't always see aurorae every time you go out to look, but you can use the time to become better acquainted with the night sky. There is another way to watch for auroral activity. Wait for times when the Sun is most active or when sudden, violent solar flares erupt. Solar activity is constantly being monitored by spacecraft and ground-based instruments. This information is available in various formats and places.