Northern Lights trip to Finland. We spent four nights at the Asgard Cottages of Aurora Service Tours in Utsjoki, in the far north of Finland at 70° northern latitude. At least we had one day and one night of good weather and were able to experience active Northern Lights. Most of the images shown here are single frames of a timelapse sequence.
Fig. 1: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=1 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-27 19:18:45
Fig. 2: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=1 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-27 19:49:36
Fig. 3: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=1 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-27 20:02:23
Fig. 4: View from the veranda of our bungalow. This is a colour photo. When the sky is cloudy, everything here looks like a black and white film. — EXIF: iPhone 15; Δt=1/460 s; f=5.96 mm; f/1.6; ISO 50; 2025-01-28 12:06:12
Fig. 5: View from the porch of our bungalow on a cloudy day. — EXIF: iPhone 15; Δt=1/146 s; f=5.96 mm; f/1.6; ISO 40; 2025-01-28 12:06:57
Fig. 6: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-29 21:46:13
Fig. 7: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-29 22:07:16
Fig. 8: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 6400; 2025-01-29 22:55:55
Fig. 9: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:01:32
Fig. 10: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:21:49
Fig. 11: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:23:47
Fig. 12: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:40:43
Fig. 13: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:43:14
Fig. 14: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:45:15
Fig. 15: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-29 23:46:52
Fig. 16: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=1 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 1600; 2025-01-29 23:50:58
Fig. 17: View from the porch of our bungalow on a sunny day. — EXIF: iPhone 15; Δt=1/100 s; f=5.96 mm; f/1.6; ISO 1600; 2025-01-29 8:56:36
Fig. 18: View from the observation tower on a sunny day ‘shortly’ before sunrise. The sun barely made it three degrees above the horizon that day. It is much colder here on clear days than on overcast ones. — EXIF: iPhone 15; Δt=1/121 s; f=5.96 mm; f/1.6; ISO 160; 2025-01-29 9:28:22
Fig. 19: When it's -20 °C outside, you should do apnoea photography as much as possible. The air was very dry in Finland and the camera never froze on its own. But I accidentally breathed on the camera while carrying it around. Before you bring the camera into the bungalow, you should wrap it in a plastic bag to avoid condensation, but the air in the bungalow was also very dry. — EXIF: iPhone 15; Δt=1/50 s; f=5.96 mm; f/1.6; ISO 500; 2025-01-29 23:32:05
Fig. 20: Polar Lights — EXIF: Nikon D850; Δt=2 s; f=14 mm; f/1.8; ISO 3200; 2025-01-30 0:06:09
