Atlas
Location Atlas
The north's
21 watch points.
polar · azimuthal
66.56° → 70°
66.56° → 70°
Legend
Book watch point
dot size → success rate
auroral oval · a quiet night
Light intensity — 0–10% dark · 10–30% faintly dim · 30–60% dim · 60%+ bright. Less is better.
Click a point → the map zooms toward it.
Bortle scale
Astronomer John Bortle's light-pollution scale, built on 50+ years of observation: 1–2 is the darkest sky, 8–9 heavy city light. Dark areas in the north generally fall in the 3–5 band.
1 · dark9 · city
21 locations
Each point's GPS coordinate,
success rate and recommended Kp threshold.
success rate and recommended Kp threshold.
reference from the book
Mount Nuolja, 900 m. Ride the cable car up. Even when it's overcast below, the summit is clear more often than not.
GPS
68°21'00"N 18°48'00"E
Recommended Kp
1 — 2
Success rate
60%
Light intensity · less is better
dark10%
Lyngenfjord · Beach
Norway · Troms
Kp 2 — 330%
Lyngenfjord · Lay-by
Norway · Troms
Kp 2 — 330%
Buøya
Norway · Moskenesøya
Kp 210%
Bergsbotn platform
Norway · Senja, Troms
Kp 2 — 325%
Straumsnes jetty
Norway · Senja, Troms
Kp 2 — 320%
Valberg church
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 340%
Henningsvær lay-bys
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Unstad beach
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 335%
Elgsnes cove
Norway · Troms
Kp 2 — 310%
Elgsnes ramp
Norway · Troms
Kp 2 — 330%
Russeluft
Norway · Alta, Finnmark
Kp 1 — 220%
Vatnajökull
Iceland · Skaftafell
Kp 3 — 430%
Blue Lagoon
Iceland · Grindavík
Kp 3 — 425%
Porjus
Sweden · Lapland
Kp 2 — 320%
Abisko Aurora Observatory
Sweden · Lapland
Kp 1 — 260%
Ramberg E10 road
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Sørvågen
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Storvatnet
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Røren hill
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Skagsanden beach
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%
Lilleeid
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 2 — 330%