This final topic is actually something that our guides speak about during all of our tours. This misconception comes from the fact that the vast majority of auroras that we see are in fact green. That said, while green may be the most common color of aurora, it is most certainly not the only color of aurora.
I have seen green, red, blue, purple, pink, and even white auroras. When you are in the aurora zone, it’s very common to see a green aurora because this is the portion of the aurora that is visible directly overhead at this longitude and latitude. As you travel further away from the aurora zones green becomes a slightly less common color and red becomes a bit more common because the vast majority of auroras are created by the oxygen layer in the atmosphere, and all oxygen-based auroras are green on the bottom third and red on the top two thirds which means that your geographic location on earth has a large impact on what color spectrum you are able to see.