LIVE CAMS
Aurora Cams
Live northern-lights cams under the aurora oval, paired with the live Kp index.
Aurora cams sit under the auroral oval at high latitude — Lapland, Alaska, the Canadian north, the dark-sky coasts of Scotland and Maine — pointed at the northern horizon through the long polar night. When a solar storm arrives, these are the first places on Earth to light up green, and a live cam lets you watch it from anywhere.
Aurora is a two-ingredient recipe: geomagnetic activity and a dark, clear sky. Watch the live Kp index on the player page — once it climbs past about Kp 5 the lights push toward lower latitudes and the southern cams come into play. The streams are quietest (and the sky darkest) around local midnight, and the show can switch from a faint glow to overhead curtains in minutes, so it rewards a patient tab.
FIELD GUIDE
When Do Aurora Cams Light Up?
An aurora cam can show a black, empty sky for nights on end and then, with little warning, fill with green curtains. The timing isn't random — it follows the Sun, the season and the local clock. Here's how to know when a northern-lights cam is worth watching.
Read the guide →