Boat tour
Iceland & East Greenland: Through the Lens
Outside protected areasby Aurora Expeditions
An 11-day photography voyage on the 130-passenger Sylvia Earle from Reykjavik to East Greenland's Scoresby Sund fjord system and Iceland's Westfjords. A team of photography guides runs onboard workshops, image reviews and in-field coaching at icebergs, fjords and Ittoqqortoormiit, with Arctic birds and mammals along the way.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Peter Eastway, Scott Portelli, David Vargas, Wayne Sorensen and Richard I'Anson
- Route
- Starts and ends in Reykjavik
- Visits
- Westfjords, Dynjandi, Ittoqqortoormiit, Nordvest Fjord and Scoresby Sund
- Length
- 11 days
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, open
- August, open
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Jul, Aug
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Scoresbysund time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | None: only blue hour around noon, 09:42–13:46 | 0h0 hpolar night | −1° | |
| Feb | 08:24– | 13:03– | 7h 15m7 h 15 min | 7° |
| Mar | 06:06– | 16:07– | 11h 35m11 h 35 min | 18° |
| Apr | 04:38– | 19:15– | 16h 19m16 h 19 min | 29° |
| May | 01:33– | 21:10– | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 39° |
| Jun | until 02:30 | from 22:39 | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 43° |
| JulIn season | until 03:16 | from 22:01 | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 41° |
| AugIn season | 03:39– | 20:06– | 18h 25m18 h 25 min | 34° |
| Sep | 05:55– | 17:49– | 13h 25m13 h 25 min | 22° |
| Oct | 08:01– | 15:06– | 8h 59m8 h 59 min | 11° |
| Nov | Low sun all day: 10:04–12:33 | 3h 25m3 h 25 min | 1° | |
| Dec | None: only blue hour around noon, 10:51–12:07 | 0h0 hpolar night | −4° | |
- Midnight sun: the sun does not set on 15 May, 15 June and 15 July.
- Polar night: the sun does not rise on 15 January and 15 December.