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For those of you who haven't seen the Aurora (borealis, in my case) light, just go fix that immediately, its a sight to behold. Sure you can find videos of it on youtube, but so can you of a beautiful sunrise or sunset. Seeing it in real life... it really is something else entirely. I was once stuck in a tent on top of a mountain in northern Norway (in Troms) and went out for a wee, and then.. then i looked up.. the ENTIRE night sky (like edge to edge vision and horizon(s) ) was moving and dancing in spectacular green, purple and every other color I could imagine, it was a sight to remember, I tell you.

Ah, so romantic!

M-O-O-N, that spells axial tilt.

Winter (and its full moon) also means that you cant watch stars or planets nearly as well, since the light of the moon is interfering a lot. Also the cold weather is bad for telescope mirrors because they will fog up or even freeze over.

Not to mention that I like winter because its so dark and making siting at home very cozy. Having a full moon all night long destroys that feeling.