Northern Lights and Stars with Hurtigruten: A Guide to Hunting the Aurora in Norway - Softcover

Kerste, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1076665020 ISBN 13: 9781076665027

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

It is called „the most beautiful sea voyage in the world“: The coastal express along the Norwegian coast. The small ships of Hurtigruten can enter the small ports and fjords, which remain hidden from the larger cruise ships, and thus give a very special insight into the Scandinavian country.In winter, the trip has a very special spectacle to offer: On many clear nights, the northern lights dance across the sky and cast a spell over the spectators.Every clear night the stars sparkle in the dark sky and show us where we are in the universe.This book is seperated in three chapters and gives you a detailed overview of the winter journey to the aurora borealis, the northern lights and their observation, and finally the night sky that we can see in the course of the year.The first part describes the voyage: Each day is on one double-side, so that you have a chance to stay up-to-date even during the eventful journey. You'll also find information about preparing the trip, the history of Hurtigruten and living on board. The second editions covers the changes to the timetable from summer 2019.The second part descibes the northern lights: What are, how can you observe them and what do you need for stunning photos of them?Finally, the book covers everything else in night sky: There is not only the aurory in the sky, but everything else - from the planets of our solar system to distant galaxies.Alexander Kerste is a graduate biologist and works as a freelance sci- ence journalist and author. Since 2014 he accompanies the Northern Lights Expeditions of Hurtigruten Germany and Astronomie.de regularly and describes the voyages also in his blog.This book is the English translation of the companion book included with the German northern light cruises by Hurtigruten

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1076665020
• ISBN 13: 9781076665027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128