First of all Tromsø is located right in the middle of the so-called Aurora Oval, which means that we can see the Aurora even when the sun activity is low. What`s more, the climate here is really mild compering to other places like Alaska, continental Canada or Siberia. Temperatures below -30°C are very common there, while in Tromso the average winter temperature is -4°C. The last thing is that Tromsø is very well connected to other parts of coast and continental part of Norway, which have different microclimates. That means that if we have a bad weather around Tromsø we can easily skip to other places, finding useful sky and watching Aurora.

We observe really good activity during different nights in every single month. There are no rules according to that.

It’s possible, but, to be honest, it’s really rare. The biggest obstacle is light pollution so even there is a good weather in town, we always drive outside. There we can find better locations, for beautiful natural background for our photo sessions. When conditions are good you dont need to drive far, good spots are located a few kilometers from the city.

Of course! While the full moon may dim the lights a little bit, especially these weak ones, it is still possible to see them. When they are strong, the full moon makes the experience even more special, as you can see all the landscape like during a daytime. Usually it is so bright during full moon that you can use your daytime camera settings.

If someone offers you Aurora Tour during summer months – do not believe it! As long as there is whole year round activity we are not able to see anything because of 24hours polar day. Watching them in early April and late August is not impossible, but it is still not completely dark yet. During May, June and July chances do not exist.

It is impossible to know exactly when the Aurora would start. That is natural phenomena and we observed Northern Lights at unusual time, sometimes at 4 p.m., sometimes at 9 p.m., sometimes at midnight and sometimes we have to wait untill 2 a.m. Aurora is complete unpredictible and you have chance to see the Lights as long as night lasts. It can appear in the sky once or several times during the night, noone never knows. Some smartphones apps give a short-term, hour by hour prediction, but according to our experienceit is completelly unaccurate and useful and it may mislead you.

Sure! You just need to remember that colours wouldn`t be so bright as on the photos. It`s because of our eyes construction, when there is not enought light we can`t see colours, just shapes. You need to addapt your eyes to the darkness, it usually takes about 15-20 minutes. At the begining you may have an impression that you see only white glow, but as long as you are watching the Lights the colours are getting more intense. Anyway, no matter what colour Aurora is, the experience is unforgettable!

Any camera which have manual mode (M-mode). It doesnt matter if its DLSR or mirroless camera, the most important thing is the lens. It needs good aperture. You can also use compact camera but noone guarantee that the one you have would be able to shot the Lights. Some smartphones also offers really good cameras. The newest Samsung and Huawei smartphones offers really good cameras, which you can manually set. For iPhone shots you usually need to purchase extra photo apps. Remember that doesn`t matter what kind of camera you have, having a tripod is essential.

Absolutely yes! The reason is that to take Northern Lights photo it is needed to take long exposures, which very slow shutter speed up to 30sec. If your camera shakes during taking pictures, even if you try your best, it will ruin your picture. You could catch some green light on your photo, but the quality would be really low and completely not sharp. You don`t need to buy superb expensive one, regular tripod would be enought. Even if you take pictures with your smartphone it is needed to have one.

It is possible to have an Aurora video but you’ll need a professional video camera that can record at more than 12000 ISO. There are some which can do that. Any other equipment below that requirements will record films completely dark. Some of smartphones can capture Aurora movement but the quality is very low. If you are dreaming about your own short Northern Lights clip it is good to take some night timelapses an then create a short movie.