The Aurora through Medieval Arab Eyes

The Aurora through Medieval Arab Eyes

Intellectuals from the Medieval Islamic world were among the wisest and most knowledgeable of their time and some were extremely well-informed about the mysterious North, the land of the Northern Lights and the Polar Night. In the year 922, the Iraqi dignitary and...
What’s up with the Northern Lights?

What’s up with the Northern Lights?

Some absolutely amazing Auroras illuminated the nights of Arctic Norway this winter, but now that spring is here and summer is coming next, where has the Aurora gone?   In Tromsø, in the heart of North Norway, the last Northern Lights of the season appeared in...
Mørketid: The North-Norwegian Polar Night

Mørketid: The North-Norwegian Polar Night

  If you thought that winter in Arctic Norway was all doom and gloom, think again! There may be no sun at all for many weeks up beyond the Polar Circle, but the night shines instead with much more than just one light.   It is pretty safe to say that the huge...