Aurora Atlas — 106 Northern Lights Spots on a Live Polar Map
Location Atlas
The north's
25 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
25 locations
Each point's GPS coordinate,
success rate and recommended Kp threshold.
success rate and recommended Kp threshold.
reference from the book
A surfers' haunt. Keeping to the right arm puts the town lights behind you → a cleaner angle.
GPS
68°16'8.3"N 13°34'52.6"E
Recommended Kp
2 — 3
Success rate
35%
Light intensity · less is better
faintly dim10–50%
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%
Reine
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 1 — 3—
Hamnøy
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 1 — 3—
Sakrisøy
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 1 — 3—
Nusfjord
Norway · Lofoten
Kp 1 — 3—