Anthony’s Blog

The journey out into the wilderness was under a starless dark sky, but as we headed down to our final viewing spot the first stars became visible. The cloud just kept drifting away to reveal more and more stars, the moon appeared low in the east as the sky above continued to open. So many…

We spent some time at our first checking spot tonight as the sky was clear and we could take advantage of the dark sky before the moon rose. The stars look so bright against deep dark space, the clear sky though grew hazy and it was time to move on. At our wilderness location we…

The arrival to our wilderness destination inspired the sky to open, the cloud disappearing in front of our eyes. Star after star sparkled brightly in the sky tonight above us. The warm glow of the birch wood fire though proved irresistible, it drew the group around it. The food and warm drinks enjoyed whilst talking…

Our guests shared stories and experiences in the glow of the fire. Meanwhile the sky one again cleared, it was time to call everyone out to watch for the northern lights. A few shooting stars first of all, then from the west the northern lights crept across the sky. Some frenzied activity with cameras to…

The northern lights became visible while our guests were being told about how they are created. A feint arc of the northern lights was creeping across the sky in front of us. Soon though the arc was much brighter and then cameras were busy, but in the end there was no hurry as the northern…

Although the northern lights were playing hide and seek behind the cloud, short bursts of bright green light flaring up through the thin holes in the cloud cover. The holes in the cloud grew bigger and then shrank again several times, but the northern lights kept us outside hoping and watching. Then the cloud simply…