Aurora locations / Alta

Aurora tonight in Alta

Norwegian Arctic, Norway · 69.97°N, 23.27°E

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Why Alta

The self-styled 'City of the Northern Lights', home to the world's first permanent aurora observatory.

How much activity you need here

At 70.0° geographic latitude, Alta sits under the auroral oval: aurora is possible on any clear, dark night, even at Kp 0–1.

Best time to go

The northern aurora season runs from late August to mid-April, when nights are long enough to be truly dark. Around midwinter the sky can stay dark almost all day; in high summer the midnight sun makes viewing impossible.

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