Kp 3 aurora locations

Sweden's aurora capital, cloudless micro-climate

Alaska hub – Fairbanks and Anchorage overview

Northern Norway, polar night

Andøya north tip, lighthouse, Bleik beach, Space Centre

Above Arctic Circle, Lofoten gateway

Sub-Arctic Manitoba, auroral oval

Yukon gold rush town inside the aurora oval

Alaska, auroral oval, Cleary Summit

Aurora belt above 68°N, Saariselkä, Levi, Ivalo hub

Senja gateway, Gisund strait, 80 km south of Tromsø

Dundret fell, less-visited Lapland

Northernmost town, 70°N, polar night, Barents Sea

Hinnøya island, Vesterålen gateway, Trondenes peninsula

North Cape gateway, 71°N, Nordkapp plateau

UNESCO Icefjord, icebergs and aurora

Finland's northernmost town at 69°N

ICEHOTEL on the Torne River

Clearest skies in Greenland, tundra dark sky

Finnmarksvidda plateau, Bortle Class 1, Sámi heartland

Russian border, east Finnmark, clear sky advantage

ICEHOTEL and Swedish Lapland aurora

Direct flights, gateway to Levi

Tromsø island, Kattfjordeidet headland

Lapland ski resort, glass igloos

Purpose-built aurora resort

Alpine fjord scenery, 70°N

Lyngenfjord ferry terminal, Lyngen Alps backdrop

Barents Sea coast, Slettnes Lighthouse, polar night

Arctic port city, Ofoten fjord, Narvikfjellet gondola

Greenland capital, Nuup Kangerlua fjord

Finland's best dark-sky area

Island of contrasts, dramatic coastline

Island west of Tromsø, Polar Ocean horizon, Rebbenesøya

Inside the auroral oval year-round

World's aurora capital

Mainland north of Tromsø, Arctic Ocean views, Ullsfjorden

Norway's easternmost town, Barents Sea, Bortle Class 1

Island group north of Lofoten, Andøya, Bleik beach

Aurora capital of North America

Finland's highest fell at 718 m

North Iceland, Lake Mývatn

Alaska, Kp 2 from the Chugach Range

75 minutes from Reykjavik, fjord views, Snæfellsnes gateway

North Iceland, Eyjafjörður fjord, Grímsey Arctic Circle ferry

Alberta, Elk Island Dark Sky Preserve, 60°N magnetic

East Iceland, Lagarfljót lake, clear skies

Island-village harbour, Festvågen headland, Lofoten

North Iceland, Skjálfandi Bay

Westfjords capital, deep fjord, Dynjandi waterfall

Central Lofoten base, Unstad beach, Eggum coast

Dramatic coastline and dark skies

Volcanic lake, pseudocraters, Dimmuborgir lava fields

Moskenesøya peaks, Reinebringen summit, Kirkefjord rorbuer

Capital, Grótta lighthouse area

Gateway to Finnish Lapland

Scotland aurora hub — Shetland to Galloway

Scotland's northernmost islands

Kirkjufell mountain, Grundarfjörður

Glacier peninsula, Kirkjufell mountain

Snæfellsnes north coast, Breiðafjörður bay reflections

Lofoten hub, Svolværgeita peaks, Kabelvåg harbour

Northern Sweden, High Coast aurora

Northeast Iceland, Bortle Class 1 fjord

Iceland's most remote, darkest region

Yukon, dark skies and wilderness lodges

North-east Scotland, coastal dark sky

45 min from Reykjavik, peninsula lighthouse, Faxaflói bay

Art Nouveau coast, fjord archipelago

Cairngorm plateau at 635m, Loch Morlich, Rothiemurchus

Rocky Mountains, high-altitude dark sky

Gateway to the fjords

Dark-sky plateau above 1 000 m

Alberta, Ghost Reservoir and Kananaskis foothills

Risin og Kellingin sea stacks

South end of Loch Ness, Great Glen dark sky

Gateway to the Great Glen and Nevis range

Múlafossur waterfall, clifftop village

Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss

Finnish capital

Southeast Iceland, glacier gateway, Vestrahorn mountain

Highland capital, dark-sky glens nearby

Callanish Standing Stones, Butt of Lewis

Remote Highland island with clear north skies

Dark Sky Preserve, Alberta Rockies

Glacial lagoon, south coast

Michigan's UP, Brockway Mountain, Copper Harbor

Atlantic coast, Grip island dark sky

Käsmu peninsula and Altja coast, Bortle Class 2, Gulf of Finland

Banff National Park, Moraine Lake and Icefields Parkway

Rhyolite highland, Bortle Class 1

City of roses, Romsdal fjord aurora

Estonian-Russian border, twin castles, Narva-Jõesuu beach

Durness, Strathy Point — north-coast dark sky circuit

Dark-sky archipelago north of mainland Scotland

Callanish, Luskentyre, Bortle Class 1-2

Gulf of Riga resort, north beach dark sky, Kihnu island ferry

Highland Perthshire, Loch Tummel, Ben Vrackie moorland

Northern BC, dark boreal forest

Estonia's largest island, Harilaid Bortle Class 2, Angla windmills

Glen Affric, Torridon, Assynt — remote Bortle 2 glens

South Iceland, Golden Circle gateway

Denmark's northernmost tip, Grenen headland

Norway's longest fjord, Flåm and Balestrand

Lahemaa coast and Paldiski Peninsula

Northwestern Ontario, Lake Superior north shore

Capital on Streymoy, Sornfelli summit

Loch Broom, Achnahaird Bay, Assynt moorland dark sky

Reynisfjara black sand beach

Manitoba prairie capital, Lake Winnipeg dark sky

Highland valley, seasonal access only