Aurora drive decision for iPhone

Where will you see more tonight?

Aurora North compares your location with viewing spots you can actually reach. It uses the conditions expected when you arrive — not when you open the app.

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Driving time, not a straight line
Clouds at arrival
Sweden · Norway · Finland

Aurora North shows Bjärtrå: leave later, viewing window 23:00–01:00, high reliability. No driving destination is currently recommended. — Bjärtrå, Sweden

Example

Bjärtrå: A better window comes later.

The viewing window starts at 23:00. In this example, no driving destination is recommended yet. Check conditions again before leaving.

Decision: Leave later
Viewing window: 23:00–01:00
Destination: None recommended yet
Reliability: High

Here

What does your current location offer?

Aurora activity, darkness, cloud cover and local visibility are checked for where you are now.

At arrival

Will the destination actually be better?

Conditions at the destination count when you arrive — not when you open the app.

Drive

Is there enough time for the journey?

Driving time, the viewing window and the latest useful departure become one decision.

Three possible outcomes

Leave, wait or stay put?

High aurora activity is only one part of the picture. The app compares your starting point with reachable places and the expected conditions at arrival.

How to read the recommendation

Leave

A reachable place offers better conditions than your starting point within the calculated viewing window.

Wait

A later window may be better, or there may not yet be enough reliable data. The app explains why it recommends waiting.

Stay put

The expected conditions are too unfavourable for a drive. This assessment applies to the places and time windows checked.

Aurora North

Destination, driving time, latest departure and reliability belong together. The app shows the basis of its assessment.

Planned access model

The driving decision is free.

Check for free every night whether you should drive. Plus reveals the exact spot, the route and the plan for the night.

For every night

Free

€0

Leave, wait or stay put tonight
Data age and reliability
Basic alert for current conditions

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Plus

No subscription

Exact viewing spot and route
Latest departure plus plans B and C
Three nights and up to ten places at a glance

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Built in Bjärtrå

The idea started on my couch.

I’m Erik. Some nights start on my couch in Bjärtrå: cloud or fog outside, while the sky might be clear half an hour away. Aurora North grew out of that exact question.

Why I am building Aurora North

Aurora North for iPhone

Before you start the engine.

Choose a location, set your maximum driving time and check the night. The basic driving decision is free.

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