Read first: safe aurora hunting
About this spot
| Getting there | In Lyngseidet |
|---|---|
| Without a car | on foot, in town |
| Parking | public parking, open in winter (Statens vegvesen's records) |
| Sky | darkHow much artificial light brightens the northern sky at the map point. |
| Geomagnetic latitude | 67.1° |
| Map point | 69.5750, 20.2180 |
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Aurora season
In Storslett the nights are dark enough for aurora from about 1 September to 10 April.
Dark hours month by month, polar night and how often it is clear around Lyngenfjord
How we check this
The score and the sky are for the map point. We rate the northern sky because faint aurora usually appears there. We measure the light from satellite images of night lights, and the score accounts for it.
We work out the aurora season dates for Storslett and use them for all our spots around Lyngenfjord.
Nearest road cameras
Statens vegvesen's road cameras update every 5 minutes. Check the sky and the road before you set off.
Other spots nearby (straight-line distance)
- Koppangen · 9 km · very dark
- Skibotn · 21 km · dark
- Spåkenes · 23 km · very dark
- Nakkevatnet · 25 km · very dark