An extra to the extra is enjoying the show from the warmth of a beautiful wooden cabin overlooking a norwegian fjord, and that is that I found at Aurora Fjord Cabins.

This timelapse is an  9 hour long exposure just in front of the cabin of this REMOTE place, at around 3 hours drive from Tromso.

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I’ve thought that the timelapse of the Aurora Borealis that I shot in Tromso in 2018 would remain unchallenged, but my last weekend in Iceland blessed me with a powerful solar storm that literally lighted up the sky. After landing saturday late afternoon, we head straight to Fagradalsfjall volcano for an hike to the top: the goal was setting up the camera on the top of the mountain, in order to have unobstructed view of the sky, no cars and no light pollution.

Northern Lights Fagradalsfjall Iceland Aurora Borealis

I could see green flashes already starting in the sky from 9pm and the show continued for most of the night. The peak was simply astonishing, with the whole sky completely crossed by green light, a spectacle out of the world. It is quite rare to witness northern lights so powerful!

Northern Lights Fagradalsfjall Iceland Aurora Borealis

The next evening we moved to a different location, near Kleifarvatn lake, where I found an abandoned building that could work quite well as a foreground for the northern lights. Again, northern lights came out around 9pm and lasted for several hours, even if less powerful than the nights before.

Abandoned Farmhouse near Grænavatn

Here you can see the timelapse shot in the two evenings, made with more than 500 photos, each of them can be printed on a wall size! Therefore the quality of the timelapse is a stunning 8K, best viewed on a television screen!

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Northern Lights are a unique phenomenon, and honestly one of the most incredible sights I have seen on Earth.

They are an effect of solar storms (check out the explanation here) and can be seen in the area just south of North Pole, so basically Norway, Iceland, Svalbard Islands, Canada and Alaska.

The world capital of Northern Lights is Tromso, said to be the best place to spot this natural event. Although there are direct flights to the small airport of Tromso, most of the connections come from the international airport of Oslo (capital of Norway)

How does it work to see them?

Some quick tips to easily explain how does it work if you want organize a trip to see the Northern Lights:

• in order to have the chance to see lights, you need absolute dark. It is a requisite, that’s why:
  1. Better to go when the night is longer, so you have more chances. Best period goes to december to march, when you have 20 hours of dark on a day,
  2. You have to be as far as possible from light pollution, so away from cities
• If you got the dark sky, you need a clear sky, no rain, no clouds, no snow.

So, if you have a dark sky and no clouds, you have the possibility to see them if they are happening. Around Tromso, this chance is very high, they happen very frequently, that’s why is so famous.

The point of spending more nights in Tromso is about having more possibilities to see them.

Another question I had before leaving is: how much do you seen with the naked eye? Photos and videos are cool, but do you actually see something?

The strength of the solar storm can vary from seeing a blu streak in the sky, better seen with a camera, to the WHOLE SKY LIGHTED WITH GREEN DANCING LIGHTS. We have been so lucky to see the maximum northern lights, for 2 nights in a row.

Here’s a timelapse done in the 3 nights in Tromso, hope you enjoy it before the photographs!

Where to find glass igloos near Tromso?

The main options to see them is joining a tour (with bus or minivan) or driving yourself around. But, if you have the budget, I believe experiencing the Northern Lights from the comfort of a glass igloo is an another level experience.

We have been in these small glass igloos located in the Lyngen fjord, a spectacular location in the middle of nature (and nothing else), located 3 hours of driving from Tromso. This is the link of the place.    (as always, I have no connection or sponsorship from any of the places I write you about)

Ours was not a very easy driving though….:

The igloos are comfortable, warm and with a 360 degrees view of the beautiful surroundings.

And finally, this is the view!

These other perspective are from a tour we did from Tromso, that brought us in the north of the city, to an island called Tromvik

Write me for tips and questions, and go to see the Northern Lights!!!!

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