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A good chance of catching the aurora is just one of the highlights of Swedish Lapland. Credit: Visit Lapland

Aurora adventures: visiting Swedish Lapland for the Northern Lights

Follow our tips and techniques and you too can capture the spectacle of a beautiful auroral display. Image Credit: Jamie Carter

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the aurora

An image of the aurora. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Flying to the Northern Lights

Olli Reijonen sent in this image of a Perseid, top right of the picture, that he managed to capture while photographing noctilucent clouds and aurora at Lake Päijänne in Finland. Olli used an Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera and Panasonic Lumix G 200mm lens.
Credit: O. Reijonen

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Reader holiday: Northern Lights Tour

A curtain aurora seen by Paul Money in Bardufoss, Norway. Credit: Paul Money

How to observe the aurora

An image of the aurora. Credit: Pete Lawrence

The ultimate guide to observing the aurora

Shadow bands may be visible from Antarctica in 2021. Credit: Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE)

Astronomy and Society

Vodcast Episode 28 – Chasing the Northern Lights