Northern Lights

[buzz15afc]

im thinking about booking a 3 night trip to go to iceland to see the northern lights, im sure norway/finland/sweden are probably better choices but cost a helluva lot more to go see.

 

has anyone done this kind of holiday and got any tips? i.e time of year etc

thanks

[hopeisimportant]

Vacation vacation vacation just did a feature on this last week. Phil started crying when he saw them! They said nov - march (iirc) was the best time to go as the nights are at their darkest

[Old Wing Stand]

Have seen them when I worked at the north of Norway, but if you go to www.hurtigruten.co.uk they arrange trips for the northern lights

[buzz15afc]

Vacation vacation vacation just did a feature on this last week. Phil started crying when he saw them! They said nov - march (iirc) was the best time to go as the nights are at their darkest

 

just watched it on catch up cheers

[buzz15afc]

Have seen them when I worked at the north of Norway, but if you go to www.hurtigruten.co.uk they arrange trips for the northern lights

 

will do thanks

[Original A1]

Wintertime is the best time, but any time from September to March could see activity, depending also on the cloud cover. Had quite a good sighting down from Greenland to Iceland last year in September, but know others have seen better (had fabulous weather, but the particles weren't playing ball for a while). It's all about the luck of the draw.

 

Have fun!

 

[TheG_L_A]

Used to see them out in Alford when I lived there.

 

I thought it was UFOs.

 

But it was the Northern lights.

 

Very nice.

[spamspamspam]

should be a good night to see them in Aberdeen tonight as long as the sky is clear

 

 

massive solar flares

[muttondressedaslamb]

I'm in the centre of town so can't see anything, but can anyone else see these solar flares?

[redtildead88]

Was in Norway over xmas and new year and never seen them. Was right up north near Tromso as well. One night saw a tiny glimpse of it but went away and didn't come back. Saw them time I was there before last though, around August/September 2007.

[tainboy]

Moons too bright tonight. Which sucks balls.

[granite sheep]

The moon's in the south, figured that the Northern Lights'd be in the northern sky, so I took a wee trip out to the golf course...... And apart fae some stars, the moon, lights fae the boats, and a random motor wi steamed up windows rocking fae side to side, the square root of utterly bugger all to report.

[Dynamo]

Had a drive up the round the back of Westhill where there's no light and saw fook all.

[muttondressedaslamb]

im thinking about booking a 3 night trip to go to iceland to see the northern lights, im sure norway/finland/sweden are probably better choices but cost a helluva lot more to go see.

 

has anyone done this kind of holiday and got any tips? i.e time of year etc

thanks

 

Went on holiday to Iceland a few years ago - when it was hoorin expensive. Cracking place though with a very well developed tourist industry. Bits of it are like how you would imagine the moon to look. If you are at all interested in geology or stuff like that then I'm sure you'd love Iceland. Can't beat looking into a volcano, going whale watching, climbing up massive bits of lava, watching geysers erupting, standing in a fault line, swimming in the thermal waters. I went in the summer so too late for the northern lights but there's so much to do and see if you do decide to go there.

[tainboy]

The moon's in the south, figured that the Northern Lights'd be in the northern sky, so I took a wee trip out to the golf course...... And apart fae some stars, the moon, lights fae the boats, and a random motor wi steamed up windows rocking fae side to side, the square root of utterly bugger all to report.

 

 

Aye ok Patrick. But the brightness of the moons illuminating the whole sky tonight. So when the clouds blown away by the hoolie up here the lights too much to make out decent aurora.

[Ke1t]

Northern lights should be going mental about now, no?

[BrianFaePerth]

Went on holiday to Iceland a few years ago - when it was hoorin expensive. Cracking place though with a very well developed tourist industry. Bits of it are like how you would imagine the moon to look. If you are at all interested in geology or stuff like that then I'm sure you'd love Iceland. Can't beat looking into a volcano, going whale watching, climbing up massive bits of lava, watching geysers erupting, standing in a fault line, swimming in the thermal waters. I went in the summer so too late for the northern lights but there's so much to do and see if you do decide to go there.

 

Ach, all the geology type stuff, Blue Lagoon etc is all nice and that, but Iceland is known for it's pussy. First class, plain and simple.

[muttondressedaslamb]

Ach, all the geology type stuff, Blue Lagoon etc is all nice and that, but Iceland is known for it's pussy. First class, plain and simple.

 

B jork is beautiful eh?

[The Boofon]

B jork is beautiful eh?

 

I'd hump at.

 

 

[muttondressedaslamb]

Cracking view of Venus and Jupiter tonight. Venus is so bright.

[granite sheep]

Same again tonight, jupiter to the left is side by side wi Venus, it's like two beady eyes in the sky, mintal!

[spamspamspam]

nae sure so dinna quote me on this one...

 

Think Mars is also in the sky now as well, opposite side to Venus and Jupiter. There was a really bright, slightly red star like light in up there last night.

 

One of the best things about walking the dogs at night is seeing the stars, that and the lady's getting naked for bed

[Dynamo]

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were visible last night I read.

[granite sheep]

nae sure so dinna quote me on this one...

 

Think Mars is also in the sky now as well, opposite side to Venus and Jupiter. There was a really bright, slightly red star like light in up there last night.

 

One of the best things about walking the dogs at night is seeing the stars, that and the lady's getting naked for bed

Aye, if it disnae twinkle, it's nae a star, so ye were spot on there, that een wis mars

[paddy]

was using my starwalk app on my ipad last night. its brilliant for star gazing.

 

Fascinating stuff.