Chasing the Northern Lights is one of the big tourist attractions on Tromso. We spent 6 days in the city, hoping we'd have the opportunity to see the lights a few nights. As it turned out, this was the only night the skies were not overcast. So luck was with us. We booked a tour with a minibus so there were about 12 of us and our guide, Mange. Mange was quite knowledgeable but a bit on the gruff side. He drove us out of the city across a bridge to another island. Along the shore of this island, we stopped at a pulloff and got our first glance at the Northern Lights.
From there we drove through a tunnel to another island where we spend the rest of the evening.
The photos here are all time lapse of about 6 to 8 seconds. By doing that, a lot more light is collected. The night sky was pitch black but that little bit of astronomical light present, was collected in the photos. To take photos of us with the Northern Lights behind, we stood still for the full time lapse and Mange, very briefly, shined his flashlight on us.
Almost directly overhead was Polaris. Not the normal place I look for it.
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