Description: A blog from the author of the Johnny Mackintosh stories
The lovely people of the European Space Agency ( ESA ) and the Norwegian Space Centre ( NOSA or Norsk Romsenter) have invited me to Tromsø in the Arctic Circle to learn more about the aurora and go on nightly expeditions to see the northern lights. I feel very privileged and fortunate. I’m joining 29 others from around the world who ESA have termed the Aurora Hunters .
Here’s an ESA video of the view from the International Space Station.
Of course I’d love to see the aurora from there, but you do have to pay your travel costs to go on this expedition, and that probably makes it prohibitive. I have been to Iceland aurora hunting before, but only caught the faintest glimpse, but then was woken on a translatlantic flight (always book the polar-facing window seat) for a dancing green light show, but I’m sure that’s as nothing compared with what awaits in a couple of weeks. The idea of the expedition is to learn more and then spread the wonder,