You can also find more information about iceland in our travel guide, or if you want information about payment details and. The most wonderful part of the location is that it is the perfect place to see the northern lights in norway. Northern lights is a 2007 live album and dvd released in the us by norwegian singer sissel kyrkjebo the cd and dvd is a live recording of a concert at bergstadens ziir jewel of the mountain town in german, a church from the 17th century in roros, norway a 17thcentury germany mining town. Hi, ive been wanting to see the northern lights for a while now and read that the frequent could decrease after 2016 due to the solar cycle.
The second in our series of photo essays bringing the best of norways stunning natural environment to your screen. When solar activity increases, the northern lights can also be seen further south in norway. Northern lights over grotfjord in kvaloya, northern norway. Our northern lights adventures run from tromso, norway, and offers an exciting chase for the northern lights. Best places to see the northern lights in norway mapping.
With a small group of curious travelers and a guide who knows the territory, strike out into the cold, dark, norwegian night to find and photograph the elusive aurora borealis. Northern lights with toddlers norway message board. Located in the farnorthern latitudes, northern norway is a popular destination for witnessing the spectacle. Here there is a multitude of islands and skerries on the outside of the coastal range, some flat, some with impressive shapes, like mount torghatten, which has a hole through it, and the seven sisters near sandnessjoen. That said, the northern lights are unpredictable, and your best bet is always to seek out spots in the countryside away from city light pollution so you have a clearer sky. More and more wellknown experts say that the problem of ozone holes is only an element of political and economic war, but does not.
Chances of seen the northern lights in may or june. Ive not done much research cause its still very early in the planning stage, but im. For the tromso lights, both tpg and i happened to use the same tour company, tromso safari. Maximize your chances of seeing the northern lights on this tour from tromso in a minibus. Not sure how true is that but for some reasons, i can only go in 2017. Most northern lights occur in the time span from 6pm to slightly after midnight, with an absolute peak at around 1011pm. Has anyone been on a good northern lights cruise in norway. Norway s peak season for the northern lights is between september and march, though thats to do more with the long, dark nights at this time of year rather than an increase in solar activity.
The northern lights in norway, also known as aurora borealis in the northern latitudes, is named after the roman goddess of dawn, aurora, and the greek name for north wind, boreas. As the light is softened by the shade, it resembles the warm glow of city lights on a dark winter night, which have been diffused upward through tree branches to illuminate the sky. We have built up an extensive range of trusted and knowledgeable aurora guides, photographers and experts throughout northern scandinavia and combined with our 6point aurora hunting plan, we are quite simply your best chance for seeing the northern lights. Svalbard in norway is the best place in the world to see them. Our brand was created to meet the request from tourists travelling to norway to chase the northern light. General requests email protected online shop email protected. The true story of the man who unlocked the secrets of the aurora borealis on free shipping on qualified orders. We spent 30 days on the hunt well beyond the arctic circle. Northern lights in norway best places to see the aurora. Northern lights cruises northern norway forum tripadvisor. The best skiing to see the northern lights in finland and norway. Have found 2 companies but wanted to know if anyone had used them they are blue water holidays and mighty fine cruise. Jul 16, 2017 although the lights can be seen regularly at high latitudes with northern norway in particular one of the best places in the world, the biggest solar flares can cause major geomagnetic events.
Boost your chances of experiencing the northern lights phenomenon. Traveling to see the northern lights is one adventure that is on a lot of peoples travel bucket list and todays guest contributor, vanessa a nirode, is no different. Someone suggested a cruise ship for the northern lights which sails from norway up near the arctic circle. I stayed at the cabin for a week and the northern lights were in the area every single night. We crossed all of norway, camping out in the wild with our campervan ally s. Following on our look at the norwegian relationship with the water, this time we turn our heads to the skies the northern lights or aurora borealis to give them their scientific name are one of norways many natural wonders. Popular video of aurora borealis taken in norway in 2011. The story about the aurora borealis involves both the science and the myths behind what causes this extraordinary natural phenomenon that. The designer recalls how oslo wood reminds him of urban light filtering through trees growing around the city centre. Northern norway is often described as the land of the midnight sun and the land of the northern lights.
Facts about the northern lights in norway science and myths. Boost your chances of experiencing the northern lights. Take a memorable short break to tromso, the centre of study for the northern lights. You can also find more information about iceland in our travel guide, or if you want information about payment details and processes, check out our faq page. After quitting his job as an equities broker, ole christian salomonsen became a fulltime photographer and videographer. The country is renowned for its dramatic fjords but there is far more to it than these magnificent waterways formed thousands of years ago by glacial retreat.
With robson green, mark benton, nicola stephenson, sian reeves. Apr 06, 2015 a timelapse of the northern lights captured on location at tromso, kvaloya, sommaroy and the lyngen alps. Top of europe aurora arctic adventure a really exotic northern lights trip taking you to kirkenes, tana and the remote settlement of kongsfjord. The northern lights often lights up the night sky in lapland in a way that can be described as an undulating sea of bright red. Also known as aurora borealis, this is mother natures most impressive light show, and something which tops almost every travelers bucketlist. Can their relationships survive their feuding as it seems they will stop and nothing to outdo each other. Ive been wanting to see the northern lights for a while now and read that the frequent could decrease after 2016 due to the solar cycle. Cloudy skies are the main obstacles for observing the northern lights in northern norway. Tromsos fantastical light displays are best seen from december to february between 6pm and. Spectacular norway northern lights national geographic. Join arctic explorers world class search for the northern lights, to see the most fascinating phenomena ever seen by man.
This past december, vanessa took a lastminute trip to norways northern most city, tromso, to spend her christmas vacation trying to find the spectacular, but often. The northern lights reveals itself mostly north of the arctic circle, and tromso is located in the centre of the aurora heartland. We have built up an extensive range of trusted and knowledgeable aurora guides, photographers and experts throughout northern scandinavia and combined with our 6point aurora hunting plan, we. Arctic norway is ideally located in the middle of the northern lights zone.
Northern lights of norway clothing brand facebook 36. The midnight sun period, when the sun never set, goes from midmay to midjuly. You then enjoy a 7hour snowmobile northern lights seeking group tour that takes you to one of the most picturesque areas of northern norway at the wilderness center of camp tamok. June 1896, norwegian kristian birkeland, the father of modern auroral. The northern lights, known also as aurora borealis and aurora australis in the. Our collection of clothes has a wide range of quality. From midapril to begin of august we have 24 hrs daylight, with 24hrs sunshine by clear weather from midmay to end of july. One of the worlds most dazzling natural phenomenons, few travel experiences can top witnessing the northern lights. Northern lighthouse board or commissioners of northern lights, the lighthouse authority for scotland northern lights out, an episode of the 1987 teenage mutant ninja turtles cartoon tv series this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title northern lights. The northern lights are present all year around, but we cant see them unless the evenings and nights are dark.
Visit norway, the official travel guide to norway, gives you a userfriendly northern lights forecast app with an overview of places known as northern light cities in norway. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. Time lapse movie of an aurora display on sep24 2006 in british columbia, canada. Check out noaas threeday forecast and 30minute forecast or download. So i might go to norway or sweden in august and one of the main goal for me is to see the northern lights and the milky way.
Adding iceland is over budget for both time and money. The northern lights season goes from midaugust to begin of april. Northern norway is among the most comfortable and interesting places to see the northern lights and to experience the unbelievable colours move across the arctic sky. Its daylight 247 from end of april to begin of august. The northern lights, one of several astronomical phenomena called polar lights aurora. All footage was captured on a canon 600d with a 1020mm lens. Best places to see the northern lights in norway mapping megan. Top of europe aurora arctic adventure fjord travel norway. Located 350 km north of the arctic circle, tromso is the gateway to the arctic, and the starting point of many historic north pole expeditions. I took my girlfriend to the far edges of norway for her to see the northern lights for the first time in her life. Yes, photos of the aurora borealis in the arctic and antarctic are beautiful, but it takes this stunning video to convey the full, otherworldly effect of one of natures most spectacular sights.
Northern lights hunting holidays in sommaroy, norway. Seek the aurora borealis on our northern lights tours and, whether you decide to travel by land or sea, the magnificent nights sky above could be ablaze with natures finest light show. The interface of the app is slick, yet simple, which sought to provide natureloving explorers guidelines in regards to when to go, where to go and. The aurora zone is the original northern lights holiday company. In northern norway, northern lights occur in up to 90% of every clear night in the period from late september to late march. Norway was at the very front of the queue when mother nature was dishing out spectacular landscapes. The southernmost part, roughly the part south of the arctic circle, is called helgeland. The arctic capital of tromso is a city with modern restaurants and shops, surrounded by unspoiled wilderness. Mar 21, 2012 march 21, 2012 multicolored curtains of light fill the skies over northern norway in a new timelapse video made from aurora images taken this month. Why this could be the last year to see them in a decade.
Northern norway is a geographical region of norway, consisting of the two northernmost. Norway northern lights private tour 4 cities in 8 days. Heres everything you need to know about catching aurora borealis in full force on your trip to norway. Northern lights in norway skip the tours for an epic cabin. The northern lights oval, meaning the area with the highest probability of seeing the lights, covers most of alaska, northern parts of canada, the southern half of greenland, iceland, northern norway and the northernmost areas of sweden and finland, as well as the western half of the russian north. Check into a cabin with a sauna, and make it your mission to see the northern lights dance over your head. Oct 11, 2017 check into a cabin with a sauna, and make it your mission to see the northern lights dance over your head. Apr 23, 2017 the northern lights season goes from end of august to midapril. The northern light appears in a belt, or an oval, which is situated above the earth in a regular position in relation to the sun.
The lights will usually be visible over mainland northern norway during the night and over svalbard during the daytime. I even saw them one afternoon at about 3pm while walking to the car which was really cool. You may have a few questions about your northern lights tour so weve gathered the important ones for your convenience. Norways peak season for the northern lights is between september and march, though thats to do more with the long, dark nights at this time of year rather than an increase in solar activity.
Its based in the city, which by the way, is a very cute scandinavian town thats worth a day or two to explore in its own right. Download norway lights and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad and ipod touch. Find out where to go and the best time to see the aurora borealis. He spent the last few years capturing the northern lights in video in norway. Amazing mountain scenery and fantastic winter landscapes accompanied with magnificent views of the northern lights this is a trip you will remember for years to. The dark nights in northern norway and the mountainous archipelago of tromso make it a prime area for those hoping to see the northern lights. Petersburg for a few days and then the train to moscow. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. When this happens, the flux of particles is so high that they can penetrate the earths atmosphere at lower latitudes, making the lights visible much. This 6 day independent vacation package is the perfect choice to get the highlights of the spectacular norwegian fjords combined with an arctic experience in northern norway to chase the northern lights. Northern norway is one of the worlds best places to experience the northern lights aurora borealis. Also, the northern lights are above the highest clouds, which means that we need a clear sky to be able to see them. The northern lights season goes from end of august to midapril.