A trip that will stay in my memory forever: I survived -27°C while chasing the Northern Lights (and here's how to photograph them using only a smartphone)
Laura Sharman travels to northern Norway, a frozen fantasy land. She discovers that her iPhone is just what she needs to capture the Northern Lights. Experts predict that 2024 will bring the best Northern Lights sightings in more than a decade. READ MORE: I traveled the Sahara on one of the most extreme railways in the world. MailOnline Travel for more 2024 holiday tips, tricks and advice
Nothing prepared me for this extraordinary phenomenon.
With the moon reflecting just enough light off the snow to illuminate my path, I watch the Northern Lights for as long as I can resist the cold. It's -27°C, I'm wearing six layers of clothing and my hair and eyelashes are covered in frost.
'I'm here', I say to myself -I. , alone in silence as the group I am with gets back on the bus.
The Northern Lights occur when energy waves from the sun react with the energy of the Earth. magnetic field and atmosphere. It's science. The result when we see it? He is likely to be left speechless.
Even here in the Arctic Circle, sightings are not guaranteed, which adds to the thrill of The hunt.
Nothing prepared me for this extraordinary phenomenon.
With the moon reflecting just enough light off the snow to illuminate my path, I watch the Northern Lights for as long as I can resist the cold. It's -27°C, I'm wearing six layers of clothing and my hair and eyelashes are covered in frost.
'I'm here', I say to myself -I. , alone in silence as the group I am with gets back on the bus.
The Northern Lights occur when energy waves from the sun react with the energy of the Earth. magnetic field and atmosphere. It's science. The result when we see it? He is likely to be left speechless.
Even here in the Arctic Circle, sightings are not guaranteed, which adds to the thrill of The hunt.
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