Rocket Launch - Friday Photo #714

Friday Photo #714 – Rocket Lauch

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Photo: Isar space agency rocket launched from Andøya glows in the sky over Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 9, 2026. 22:18 As darkness approached the low clouds which had been filling the sky over my neighbourhood cleared. I had the…
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Olstind Aurora - Friday Photo #713

Friday Photo #713 – Olstind Aurora

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Photo: September Northern Lights rise into the sky over Olstinden mountain peak, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 29, 2025. 00:43 Lofoten’s aurora season has already started for the year, though the weather has so far…
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First Aurora - Friday Photo #712

Friday Photo #712 – First Aurora

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Photo: First visible northern lights under full moon in late August twilight sky, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 28, 2026. 00:01 I was hesitantly optimistic as the sky remained clear into the fading twilight of late August.…
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Sun's Farewell - Friday Photo #711

Friday Photo #711 – Sun’s Farewell

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Photo: Late August setting sun about to return behind the mountain as summer fades, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 19, 2026. 20:40 I have not seen many sunsets this summer. And in a few more days the sun will return to…
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No Eclipse - Friday Photo #710

Friday Photo #710 – No Eclipse

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Photo: Cloudy sky over Myrland beach during 2026 solar eclipse, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 12, 2026. 19:22 With the sun shining brightly in the mostly blue afternoon sky, I was hesitantly optimistic for a viewing of…
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Summer FIreweed - Friday Photo #709

Friday Photo #709 – Summer Fireweed

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Photo: Late summer fireweed, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 1, 2026. 15:14 Already a week into August and it is starting to feel like the year that summer forgot. The last time the temperature broke 20˚c in Leknes was…
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Medskolmen Sunset - Friday Photo #708

Friday Photo #708 – Medskolmen sunset

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Photo: Setting sun behind Medskolmen mountain peak, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 29, 2020. 22:36 I can see Skolmen/Medskolmen looking out the window from my office right now as it rises like a steep wall out of the sea.…
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Morning Sun - Friday Photo #707

Friday Photo #707 – Memories of the Sun

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Photo: Morning sun shines bright in sky over Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 19, 2024. 03:18 I couldn’t post another grey, cloudy images this week. Not because it hasn’t been grey, cold, and cloudy almost the entire time,…
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Waiting for Summer - Friday Photo #706

Friday Photo #706 – Waiting for Summer

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Photo: Dark and cloudy July sky over Storsandes beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 16, 2026. 23:18 This years feels like a summer of two Norways. Down south, Norway is baking in 30˚ C temperatures and endless sunshine,…
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Summer Grey - Friday Photo #705

Friday Photo #705 – Summer Grey

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Photo: Tourist fishing boat sits alone in the empty sea, Nappstraumen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 10, 2026. 13:52 As Lofoten approaches its last week of the midnight sun season, the sun, unfortunately, still remains an elusive guest…
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After Midnight - Friday Photo #704

Friday Photo #704 – After Midnight

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Photo: Midnight sun over sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 11. 2025. 00:35 The Midnight Sun season is well underway here in Lofoten and the farmers are already out cutting the fields - which is a few weeks earlier than last year. Though…
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Across Vaeroy - Friday Photo #703

Friday Photo #703 – Across Værøy

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Photo: View across the mountains of Værøy from Nordlandsnupen, August 18, 2023. 19:14 Despite being only 2 hours from my front door (1 hour driving, 1 hour ferry), Værøy feels like another world, far from Lofoten. It also feels like…
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Midnight Glow - Friday Photo #702

Friday Photo #702 – Midnight Glow

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Photo: Midnight glow from behind the mountains of Moskenes, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 20, 2019. 00:11 Sunday is the summer solstice which marks the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Although for Lofoten, where the…
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Misty Dawn - Friday Photo #701

Friday Photo #701 – Misty Dawn

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Photo: Misty clouds swirl over the landscape after a night of summer rain, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2021. 06:53 This was one of those weather forecasts where it could be very good, or it could just be ‘ehh.’…
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Lofoten Nightlife - Friday Photo #700

Friday Photo #700 – Lofoten Nightlife

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Photo: Willow Ptarmigan - Rype in Norwegian - enjoying the evening summer sun, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 18, 2026. 23:05 With Lofoten’s roads filling up with motorhomes and the mountains with hikers it is good to remember…
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Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #699

Friday Photo #699 – Midnight Sun

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Photo: Midnight sun under Fredvang bridge, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2021. 00:43 The midnight sun season has officially begun on Lofoten! The sun will be in the sky 24 hours a day from now until mid July, when it…
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