10 tips to keep in mind before chasing the northern lights in Tromsø

Camera Lenses and Tripod:

Canon EOS 200D Digital SLR Camera (24.2 Megapixels, 7.7 cm Display, APS-C CMOS Sensor) with Kit lens (Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM 0.25m - ∞) (

Focus mode: Manual focus (Switch to MF on lens). Focus on ∞ by focusing on stars

Camera mode: Shutter priority (TV for Canon and S for Sony). Shutter speed 30” (30 seconds)

Tripod we used: K&F concept lightweight aluminium tripod ( In our experience, this tripod was lacking in convenience especially when trying to quickly change the setting and the head was a little bit loose.

Our recommendation for tripod: On the trip we were given Manfrotto Compact action tripods ( which we found to be much better and easy to use. The disadvantage we felt with this was that it was hard to turn up the head so that the camera pointed straight up. But the ease of use was really amazing!

Apps/Websites:
weather:
kp index:
My Aurora Forecast & Alerts (ios app)
My Aurora Forecast - Aurora Alerts Northern Lights (Android app)

Tour operator for northern lights chase:




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Images used:

1. Aurora video: Harriniva Hotels&Safaris [CC BY 3.0 (
2. Aurora Australis image captured from ISS: NASA [Public domain]
3. Also includes images captured by "Chasing Lights" during our tour with them.
4. Red green aurora: By Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0,
5. Polar Bear and cub in Svalbard: By AWeith - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

6. Roald Amundsen : By no credit - [1], Public Domain, Northern lights is one of the must watch wonders on earth. And Tromsø is one of the best places to view northern lights. Video tells about 10 tips which will help us to make our journey well prepared.

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