Kp 5 aurora locations

Alaska hub – Fairbanks and Anchorage overview

Northern Norway, polar night

Andøya north tip, lighthouse, Bleik beach, Space Centre

North Iceland, Eyjafjörður fjord, Grímsey Arctic Circle ferry

Yukon gold rush town inside the aurora oval

Six-million-acre wilderness, Alaska Range, minimal light pollution

Alaska, auroral oval, Cleary Summit

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

North Cape gateway town, NATO mountain viewpoint

North Iceland, Skjálfandi Bay

UNESCO Icefjord, icebergs and aurora

Nunavut capital, fly-in only, deep polar night

Westfjords capital, deep fjord, Dynjandi waterfall

Clearest skies in Greenland, tundra dark sky

Tromsø island, Kattfjordeidet headland

Alpine fjord scenery, 70°N

Lyngenfjord ferry terminal, Lyngen Alps backdrop

Barents Sea coast, Slettnes Lighthouse, polar night

Europe's northernmost accessible point, Magerøya plateau

Greenland capital, Nuup Kangerlua fjord

Island of contrasts, dramatic coastline

Northernmost mainland fjord town, former herring capital

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

Iceland's most remote, darkest region

World's largest Dark Sky Preserve, NWT-Alberta border

Aurora capital of North America

Lofoten's southwestern tip, preserved fishing village

Sweden's aurora capital, cloudless micro-climate

45 min from Reykjavik, peninsula lighthouse, Faxaflói bay

North Iceland, Lake Mývatn

Alaska, Kp 2 from the Chugach Range

Above Arctic Circle, Lofoten gateway

75 minutes from Reykjavik, fjord views, Snæfellsnes gateway

Sub-Arctic Manitoba, auroral oval

East Iceland, Lagarfljót lake, clear skies

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

Senja gateway, Gisund strait, 80 km south of Tromsø

Dundret fell, less-visited Lapland

Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss

Hinnøya island, Vesterålen gateway, Trondenes peninsula

Island-village harbour, Festvågen headland, Lofoten

Southeast Iceland, glacier gateway, Vestrahorn mountain

Finland's Sámi cultural capital, Lake Inari

Finland's northernmost town at 69°N

Sámi cultural town, winter market since 1605

Glacial lagoon, south coast

ICEHOTEL on the Torne River

Finnmarksvidda plateau, Bortle Class 1, Sámi heartland

Finland's far northwestern arm, three-country border, exceptional clear-sky microclimate

Russian border, east Finnmark, clear sky advantage

Iceland's most photographed mountain, Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall

ICEHOTEL and Swedish Lapland aurora

Direct flights, gateway to Levi

Rhyolite highland, Bortle Class 1

Central Lofoten base, Unstad beach, Eggum coast

Lapland ski resort, glass igloos

Dramatic coastline and dark skies

Swedish Lapland's coastal gateway, archipelago dark sky

Purpose-built aurora resort

Gateway to Levi and Pallas-Yllästunturi, aurora-camp lodges

Volcanic lake, pseudocraters, Dimmuborgir lava fields

Arctic port city, Ofoten fjord, Narvikfjellet gondola

Pyhä-Luosto National Park, glass-igloo resorts

Moskenesøya peaks, Reinebringen summit, Kirkefjord rorbuer

Capital, Grótta lighthouse area

Gateway to Finnish Lapland

Finland's best dark-sky area

South Iceland, Golden Circle gateway

Scotland's northernmost islands

Vatnajökull National Park, Svartifoss, near Jökulsárlón

Grundarfjörður and Ólafsvík, Snæfellsnes coast

Glacier peninsula, Kirkjufell mountain

Snæfellsnes north coast, Breiðafjörður bay reflections

Lofoten hub, Svolværgeita peaks, Kabelvåg harbour

Western Swedish Lapland ski resorts, Vindelfjällen wilderness

Westman Islands, ferry from Landeyjahöfn, Eldfell volcano

Reynisfjara black sand beach

Northeast Iceland, Bortle Class 1 fjord

Yukon, dark skies and wilderness lodges

Finland's highest fell at 718 m

UNESCO rift valley, Golden Circle, 45 min from Reykjavik

Highland valley, seasonal access only

North-east Scotland, coastal dark sky

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

Angus coast, north-facing dark sky

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

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

Finnish capital

Highland capital, dark-sky glens nearby

IDA Dark Sky Community since 2013, flat open horizons

Callanish Standing Stones, Butt of Lewis

Remote Highland island with clear north skies

Dark Sky Preserve, Alberta Rockies

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

City of roses, Romsdal fjord aurora

Durness, Strathy Point — north-coast dark sky circuit

Argyll coast, Ganavan Sands, Loch Etive dark sky

Dark-sky archipelago north of mainland Scotland

Norwegian capital

Callanish, Luskentyre, Bortle Class 1-2

Kinnoull Hill, Loch Tummel, Glen Lyon dark sky

Highland Perthshire, Loch Tummel, Ben Vrackie moorland

Northern BC, dark boreal forest

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

Saskatchewan's largest city, prairie dark sky

Scotland aurora hub — Shetland to Galloway

Glen Affric, Torridon, Assynt — remote Bortle 2 glens

Norway's longest fjord, Flåm and Balestrand

Norway's 4th-largest city, Jæren coast

Swedish capital, strong storms only

Lahemaa coast and Paldiski Peninsula

Capital on Streymoy, Sornfelli summit

Norway's third-largest city, Bymarka forest and Trondheimsfjord

Loch Broom, Achnahaird Bay, Assynt moorland dark sky

Northern Sweden, High Coast aurora

North Jutland, Jammerbugten coast, Rebild National Park

Kilmartin Glen, Loch Awe, Sound of Jura

North Antrim coast 1 hour away

Northernmost Latvia, Slītere National Park, Bortle Class 2

Solway Firth and Eden Valley

Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park

North Pennines AONB dark sky

Pentland Hills and East Lothian dark sky

UK's first Dark Sky Park, IDA Gold Tier

Loch Lomond dark sky 30 minutes north

Firth of Clyde island, west coast open horizons

Point of Ayre and Maughold Head, Irish Sea dark sky

Gulf of Riga beach resort, 20 minutes from Riga by train

England's largest Dark Sky Park, Kielder Observatory

Ireland's most northerly point, County Donegal

Achill Island, Mullet Peninsula, Wild Atlantic Way

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

Northumberland dark sky 40 minutes west

All Northern Ireland locations

Hadrian's Wall and Holy Island, North-East England

Canada's most populous province - Killarney and Algonquin dark sky

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

Moorfoot Hills, Cheviot Hills, St Mary's Loch dark sky

Gauja National Park, Turaida Castle, sandstone valley dark sky

Denmark's northernmost tip, Grenen headland

Mullaghmore Head, Ben Bulben, Atlantic coast

Loch Lomond and Trossachs on the doorstep

Northumberland coast and fells

Northwestern Ontario, Lake Superior north shore

Vancouver Island outer coast, Long Beach, Pacific Rim NP

BC coast, Golden Ears and Manning Provincial Park

Manitoba prairie capital, Lake Winnipeg dark sky

Apostle Islands, Lake Superior north shore

Ribblehead Viaduct, Malham Cove Dark Sky Discovery Site

South Stack, Newborough Warren, Holy Island dark sky

North Antrim coast and Dark Hedges

Cannock Chase dark sky 30 minutes north

Baltic island, Hammerknuden north coast, Denmark's darkest island

Fens and north Norfolk coast

Loop Head Peninsula, Cliffs of Moher, Burren Dark Sky

North Zealand coast and Odsherred Peninsula

Peak District 30 minutes north

Inishowen Peninsula dark sky

Northernmost county, Malin Head dark sky

Irish capital, strong storms needed

Lake Superior north shore, Hawk Ridge

IDA Silver Dark Sky Park, reservoir valley near Rhayader

Germany's northernmost city, Flensburg Fjord and Holnis peninsula

West coast, Connemara dark sky

Baltic port city, Hel Peninsula north-facing coast

Montana, 55°N magnetic, Glacier NP Bortle 2 dark sky

North-central Montana, Missouri River plains

North Sea and Baltic coast access

Flamborough Head and Holderness coast north-facing dark sky

Nachusa Grasslands and Shawnee NF dark sky

Iveragh Peninsula, Valentia Island, Atlantic coast

Baltic coast city, Curonian Spit UNESCO dunes

Ennerdale Water and Wastwater, Bortle 2 lake reflections

Forest of Bowland dark sky

Yorkshire Dales 45 minutes north

Rutland Water and Charnwood Forest

Lincolnshire Wolds, low light pollution

Anglesey and Forest of Bowland

Peak District and Forest of Bowland

Upper Peninsula, Presque Isle on Lake Superior

Northeast Poland, darkest region in central Europe

Upper Peninsula, dark sky on Lake Superior

Boundary Waters, best dark sky in the northern lower 48

Glacier NP, Rocky Mountain aurora

Coos County, Connecticut Lakes area

Adirondacks – Bortle 2, largest wilderness east of Mississippi

Curonian Spit UNESCO, Parnidis Dune Bortle Class 2-3

Holkham Beach and Blakeney Point, north Norfolk coast

Northern Ontario, Marten River dark sky, Lake Nipissing

Theodore Roosevelt NP, flat prairie horizon

Urra Moor, Robin Hood's Bay, north Yorkshire dark sky

Norfolk coast and the Broads

Sherwood Forest and Rutland Water

Stanage Edge and Kinder Scout, central England dark sky

Quebec, Charlevoix biosphere and Laurentides reserve

Cape Kolka and Gauja National Park

Kap Arkona lighthouse and Königsstuhl chalk cliffs

Pacific Northwest, Hurricane Ridge and Cascades

Peak District dark sky on the doorstep

Hill of Crosses foreground, northern Lithuania dark sky

Badlands NP and Black Hills, Bortle 1-2 dark sky

Northern Ontario, 55°N magnetic, Killarney Provincial Park

Wadden Sea island, darkest north-facing Dutch coast

Lithuania's capital, Molėtai Observatory, Aukštaitija National Park

All Wales locations with local forecasts

Okanogan Highlands and North Cascades

Glacier National Park gateway, NW Montana

Wicklow Mountains, closest dark sky to Dublin

Yellowstone and Grand Teton at 2 000 m

Lamar Valley and Mammoth, winter-accessible dark sky

North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales within an hour

North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales