Northern lights alerts from nearby reports
Aurora can appear fast and disappear just as quickly. Get notified when someone near your location reports visible aurora, so you can step outside while the sky is still alive.
Live northern lights map & alerts
Aurora Live Tracker
Explore a live northern lights map with aurora forecasts, community reports, photos and nearby alerts. See where observers are reporting aurora and compare their sightings with forecast and cloud layers to help plan your night outside.
Aurora forecast and live reports: plan your night
An aurora forecast helps you assess where the northern lights may be visible. Live reports add observations from people outside: where they saw aurora, when they saw it and how strong it looked. Use both together with cloud cover and local conditions. A forecast or a nearby sighting cannot guarantee that you will see aurora at your own location.
Follow sightings on a live aurora map
Follow live aurora reports on an interactive map, together with photos, cloud cover, aurora forecasts, and other useful layers. Instead of guessing from data alone, you can compare the forecast with real observations from the community.
Join an aurora community
Share your northern lights sightings, upload photos and discuss observations through comments. Whether you are watching for the first time or photographing aurora regularly, your reports help other observers understand what is happening under the same sky.
Features
- Live aurora reports
- Interactive report map
- Nearby aurora alerts
- Photo reports
- Comments and likes
- Observation spots
- Cloud and aurora forecast layers
- Solar wind data
- Night replay with time slider
- Tonight conditions
- Sun times and moon phase
- Report history
- Activity stats
- Desktop and mobile support
How to use the aurora forecast and map
Looking for northern lights tonight? Start with the forecast, then check recent sightings and the conditions around your observing spot. Aurora Live Tracker brings these views together so you can compare predictions with community observations.
Compare forecast layers and cloud cover
Explore the aurora forecast and cloud layers alongside solar wind data and Tonight conditions. A promising forecast is only part of the picture: clouds and daylight also affect what you can see.
Check when a sighting was reported
Look at the time, location and reported intensity of nearby observations. Conditions change, so a recent report is more useful for deciding what is happening now than an older sighting.
Find an observation spot and share what you see
Explore community observation spots to plan where to watch. If you see aurora, add your own report so others can follow the activity. With a free account, you can also enable nearby report alerts.
Free to use, easy to join
Aurora Live Tracker works right away. Open the app, view forecasts, live reports and explore the map. If you want the full community experience, a free account lets you report visible aurora, get notifications, share photos, comment on observations, and keep your own report history.
Use it anonymously
Check live aurora activity, explore the map, and see reports from other users.
Create a free account
Get notifications when the aurora is visible, report what you see, add photos to your reports, like and comment on community photos, and build your own aurora history over time.
Made for mobile and desktop
Use Aurora Live Tracker on your phone while you are outside reporting what you see. Later, when the night is over, you can sit down at your computer, add photos, update your reports, and look back at your aurora history.
Powered by the community
The more people report what they see, the better the app becomes for everyone. Every observation helps someone else know whether the aurora is really visible.
Observe together
Discover popular observing spots and let others know if you're planning to go there.
A community built from real aurora nights
Aurora Live Tracker becomes more useful every time someone reports what they see. Each report and photo helps build a clearer picture of the sky for everyone watching.
Aurora reports
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Latest community photos
Recent aurora photos shared through public reports.
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