Fv7862 Kaperskaret
Kaperskaret pass, Senja, Norway
Mountain pass at 364 m; the top half of the frame is open sky, in colour at night.
Fv7862 Kaperskaret
Kaperskaret pass, Senja, Norway
About this camera
Fv7862 Kaperskaret is an open-licence still camera with a new image every minute in Kaperskaret pass, Senja, Norway, run by Statens vegvesen.
Over many years, aurora shows on about 75% of clear, dark nights at this camera's magnetic latitude (67°). That is a long-term average, not a forecast: tonight's chance is next to the camera.
Norway's second-largest island: Lofoten-style drama with far fewer people. Superb dark skies, but access and weather are challenging.
Near Senja the aurora season runs from September to March, when the nights are dark enough. Polar night: Similar latitude to Tromsø: roughly late November to mid-January. Villages between mountains see the sun return later.
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