Northern Lights Flights
Northern Lights Flights
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Northern Lights Flights
Visiting: United Kingdom
Tour operator:
Tour code:
8370
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Interests:
Tour Overview
Discover the Northern Lights in the most unique way – by air! In this unique experience, passengers will learn all about the Aurora Borealis and get a presentation from a professional astronomer on board in an approx. 3-hour flight.
The Aurora Borealis, or as it's more commonly known, the Northern Lights, is a natural light show resulting from an interaction between the magnetic fields of the Earth and the Sun. The Aurora’s appearance can vary from a weak glow to a breath-taking, sky-filling spectacle, and even though the best views may be had from ground level, visibility can be hampered by surrounding light pollution, bad weather or an inconveniently cloudy night.
We are delighted that once again our main guest astronomer for these excursions will be Pete Lawrence. Pete appeared regularly in the first series of the BBC’s long-running Sky at Night programme as their observing expert, and is now being seen on our screens as one of the main presenters.
Joining Pete on Omega’s expert astronomy team will be Nigel Bradbury, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and an active amateur astronomer for over 40 years, as well as Dr Lee Sproats, who has also appeared on the BBC Sky at Night programme and was on the live Giotto spacecraft Halley encounter broadcast from the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Itinerary
Air Itinerary
Every flight is preceded by two illustrated briefings given by our expert astronomers which are held either at the airport itself or in a nearby hotel, and in total these last for around one hour. One talk describes how the flight will operate and the main sights that will be visible out of the plane window. The other talk illustrates how and why the aurora happens and this concludes with a forecast of our chance of seeing a display on our flight - though we should emphasise that what actually proves to be visible might be completely different from the forecast! After the briefing, we proceed to the airport departure lounge for the flight.
About 25 minutes before we reach our holding point the cabin is made as dark as possible, allowing time for our eyes to adapt to the darkness for optimal viewing of the night sky. During the period of darkness, the cabin toilets will be temporarily taken out of service for safety reasons and to prevent the internal light inside each toilet from disturbing passengers’ night vision. Light refreshments are served en-route back to the airport.
In order to give all passengers an equal chance of viewing the aurora from a window seat, everyone is required to rotate seats with the other passengers in their row of three (or two, as is typical from Edinburgh or Glasgow) seats. Please be aware that this needs to be done in virtual total darkness. Instruction will be given when it is time to swap seats, and this is normally repeated several times to ensure that everyone gets a chance to see what’s being described outside.
If any passenger would like the sole use of a row of two or three seats, or if a party of two would like the sole use of a row of three seats, this can be requested for an additional charge.
What's Included
- Pre-flight presentation by expert astronomer Pete Lawrence
- Flight excursion (approximately 3-3 ½ hours, depending on the departure airport location)
- Services of astronomers on board
- Light refreshments on board
- All airport taxes*
- Services of an Omega Holidays tour manager
Accommodation
No accommodation
As this is a day trip there is no accommodation provided for this break.Reviews of this operator
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