I'm wondering what time of year is best, and what locations might be best, for catching the aurora.

I'm currently thinking of February up at Sweden's ice hotel, but since the whole point of the trip is so that my wife can see the Aurora, I want to pick a location that affords the best chances to see one.

I'm wondering what time of year is best, and what locations might be best, for catching the aurora.

I'm currently thinking of February up at Sweden's ice hotel, but since the whole point of the trip is so that my wife can see the Aurora, I want to pick a location that affords the best chances to see one.

Edit: Just adding a link so you can see realtime aurora activity in the northern hemisphere

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/3

I know this is anecdotal, but I ended up going to Iceland in late february during the new moon and saw the aurora 3 out of 6 nights I was there. There was activity every single night but the biggest problem was weather. It was cloudy almost every single night.