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It all starts with a solar flare. The sun will emit rays of sun that when making contact with air molecules it will make them charged. It will make bursts of light that will make the lights. The lights "encircle" the poles.

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As seen in the attached picture on the left electrons will hit air molecules making them excited. To release the energy the molecules will give off light as they calm down making the aurora. The charged particles emitted from the sun only happen usually when there is a solar flare. The collisions cause little bursts of light.

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How The Northern Lights Are Created VIDEO

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Northern Lights: Stunning Footage From Iceland

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The end of September proved to be an ideal time to view the aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, in Iceland. Photo/Video: Vimeo/Sævar Helgi Bragason

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It's is actually pretty hard to tell when the Northern Lights will be seen again, but the best time to see them is usually late August- Mid-April after 6 pm. The best place to see them, according to many people, is in Alaska and Canada.
5 facts about the Northern Lights are that, Different ions make different colors, Other planets can have them, Even thought the part of the atmosphere they are at can reach thousands of degrees Fahrenheit the way the molecules in them move they can actually be many degrees below 0 Fahrenheit. Also Cameras can see it better, and no one can predict when the next time it will be that you can see them.