Northern lights in Eiði tonight

Two basalt sea stacks - Risin (71 m, The Giant) and Kellingin (68 m, The Witch) - rise from the North Atlantic just offshore from the northernmost cliffs of Eysturoy. The clifftop faces north with open ocean beyond the stacks and no land for hundreds of kilometres. One of the most dramatic aurora foregrounds in the Faroe Islands. The path to the cliff edge is grassy with no barrier - care is needed in the dark.

The lake sits in a valley south of the village with dark hills on all sides. The northern shore faces the open sky above the village, giving a dark reflective foreground for aurora photography. Mountains block wind from most directions, making this a more sheltered option than the clifftop stacks position. The road along the eastern shore is accessible and unlit.

A dramatic natural gorge on the northeast coast of Eysturoy where the sea enters a narrow rock channel. The small village of Gjógv has a handful of houses and minimal light output. The gorge faces north-northeast over open Atlantic - a very different foreground to the sea stacks, more contained and angular. The road to Gjógv passes through completely dark farmland and gives additional stopping positions along the way.