Alta: will I see the aurora tonight?

Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway

Harbour of Hammerfest, one of the world's northernmost towns; harbour lights in view.

Rotsund near the Lyngen Alps, Norway · Seasonal

Live stream from a glass-igloo hotel; on-screen direction, moon brightness and solar wind data.

Aisaroaivi, Sennalandet plateau (near Alta)

Open plateau with a wide horizon; shoots infrared black-and-white at night, so no aurora colour.

Levddon on the Alta–Skaidi road, Finnmark

Wide sky at 384 m; infrared black-and-white at night, so use it for cloud cover only.

Vedbotn, Porsanger, Finnmark

Sparsely lit fjord shore with a wide, dark sky above the mountain.

Nuvvus, Utsjoki, Finland

Teno valley with fells on both sides and sky between them; infrared B/W at night.

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