Northern Lights Diary

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    Tour status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity : 2/9

    Weather conditions : 7 S/E  3°C 

    Cloud cover : Cloudy

    Moon status :  Waning Gibbous Illumination: 

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Report from Eldey: What an incredible tour! The lights appeared as soon as we left the harbour, first they were faint but after only 20 minutes we watched the most amazing northern light show! They covered a large part of the sky, changing shapes t

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Report from Eldey: The conditions tonight were fantastic for northern lights! Everyone kept warm and cozy in the complimentary overalls on board, while we sailed through the cold and strong northerly winds and choppy seas. While we waited for

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Report from Eldey: The weather was fantastic tonight, not too windy and warmer than most October nights in Iceland. We enjoyed a starry night sky, the city lights, and the mountain views that were lit by the bright full moon. The northern lights ap

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 3/9

    Weather conditions: SE 6m/s , 5°C

    Cloud cover: Clouded and raining

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous, Illumination: 98% 

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 2/9

    Weather conditions: W 5m/s , 5°C

    Cloud cover: Partly Clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous, Illumination: 95% 

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    Tour at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: Weather forecast was not the best but no the worst. We were hoping that like many times before we will be able to see lights through gaps between clouds. Our captain found for us good shelter where water was calm because after last storm we

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 3/9

    Weather conditions: SW 12m/s , 6°C

    Cloud cover: Fully Clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous Illumination: 83% 

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 4/9

    Weather conditions: S 4m/s , 5°C

    Cloud cover: Fully Clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 3/9

    Weather conditions: S 7m/s , 7°C

    Cloud cover: Fully Clouded

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out full of hope. The sky was clear and many stars were visible. Soon after we left harbour the clouds drifted in. Soon a full and thick overcast blocked all view of the night sky. As the northern lights never appeared

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    Tour Status: Cancelled

    Aurora activity: 2/9

    Weather conditions: W 10m/s , 6°C

    Cloud cover: Fully clouded and rain

    Moon status: Waxing Gibbous, 48% illuminated

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    Tour Status: Cancelled 
    Aurora activity: 3/9
    Weather conditions: SE 4m/s , 6°C
    Cloud cover: Fully clouded
    Moon status: Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 21:00 

    Report from Elding: One more night in the search of the elusive Aurora Borealis. The cloud cover was present in some parts of the sky and absent in some other parts. We did see some beautiful

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Report from Eldey: What a crazy tour! We barely made it out of the harbour and I just in time did the introductory speech when the aurora made a sudden appearance. It started out weak, but soon enough left us all in aw. We didn't

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    Tour Status: CANCELLED

    Aurora activity: 2/9
    Weather conditions: N 6m/s , 6°C
    Cloud cover: Partly clouded
    Moon status: Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated

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    Tour Status: RUNNING
    Aurora activity: 3/9
    Weather conditions: SE 7m/s , 9°C
    Cloud cover: Partly clouded
    Moon status: Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 21:00

    Report from Eldey: We sailed out leaving the city lights far behind us. We had the Imagine Peace Tower lighting the light of hope for us. We had a lot of hope, but not that much luck this nig

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    Tour status: RUNNING

    Report from Elding: During the boarding for we worried this tour might be similar to yesterday's tour, the clouds covered the whole sky and it was even raining a little bit. Only 5 minutes before the tour began the sky cleared up and some northern light

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    Tour Status: RUNNING

    Tour at 21:00

    Report for Elding: We had high hopes for this evening. The aurora forecast was promising although we knew the cloud coverege would be tricky. At the beginning the sky was mostly cloudy, some parts were clear with a f