Here’s my insider tips for how to photograph northern lights photos in Alaska Growing up as an astronomy enthusiast in a big city, I dreamt of seeing the aurora in real life one day. I seized every opportunity to look at the dark sky and deep sky objects. I continued pursuing these opportunities during my …
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Last week, we drove outside of Anchorage downtown to catch the northern lights. It was supposed to be Kp 4 that night. The Kp number is a system of measuring aurora strength. It goes from 0 to 9 (0 being very weak, 9 being a major geomagnetic storm with strong auroras visible). So when your …
Northern Lights Photography in Nuuk, Greenland Greenland fascinates me. My passion and interest in the Arctic region and its people made me think that it’s only natural to visit Greenland. I got to feel, see, and learn so much about life in the Arctic during my short visit. One of the highlights was, of course, …
How many times aurora chasing is too many? I had a good feeling about this. There was this tingling feeling in my belly. The nights had been clear for last few days. Here and there I heard other people talking about it. So finally, I went out to chase the northern lights in Anchorage, Alaska. …
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It’s Always Sunny in Northern Lapland (Well, Sort Of) We flew to Ivalo from Helsinki. Then we drove 198km north (69.9000° N) to visit a small village called Utsjoki. There are 1,200 people living in the district, which is combining three villages. Utsjoki alone has a population of about 800. If you ask me why …
Northern Lights in the Alaskan Arctic The luck came to me once, in Iceland. Seeing aurora (aurora borealis, or northern lights) was high on my list of things to do since I was a kid, and it finally happened years later. Ever since I changed my lifestyle from a 70-hour work week at the office …
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The Day I Saw the Aurora Borealis There was a rumor around the hostel, “Tuesday will be the day for the northern lights!” I carefully watched the aurora forecast to see if that was true. I came to Iceland again, despite the cold weather, for two reasons: enjoying the hot pools and catching the …
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How to experience redwood forests in northern California? I spent five days in redwood forests and learned about this magnificent creature.
What a Wonderful Twelve Months! I’m glad the Mayans are wrong. Technically their calendar didn’t indicate the end of this world but they just ran out of a space to put the dates, and I’m very much glad we all are still here to make more memories. Even in 21st century, we always run out …
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The following is a guest post: Stephen Bugno of Bohemian Traveler shares photos from northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self-proclaimed country only recognized by Turkey. Part of the island of Cyprus, the third largest in the Mediterranean Sea, it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960. …
