And whereas capturing the aurora is made difficult by the motion and vibration of plane, photographer and filmmaker Nate Luebbe, who makes a speciality of taking Northern lights images, nonetheless finds the airplane viewpoint to be a magical one. “It’s a very distinctive perspective that is interesting in itself,” he says. “Small speckles of metropolis lights under, the light curvature of the earth, maybe a comfortable glow of blue on the horizon; after which the aurora borealis seemingly at eye-level.”
Whereas seeing the Northern lights from the bottom stays the best angle—particularly for pictures—it’s a particular feeling to be up there within the sky alongside the aurora. “They’re nonetheless utterly magnificent, and for many individuals that may probably be the one time they get to see them,” Luebbe provides. This isn’t to say you must cancel your Northern lights tour, but when a aircraft experience can…
