The Amundsen mast is one of the cultural heritages objects in and around Ny-Ålesund. Back in the days, this big pole was used as an anchor point for the zeppelin in which Roald Amundsen tried and succeeded to reach the North Pole in 1926. He could not enjoy his winner […]
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Last weekend, the moon set. It sank behind the horizon in its red glory and will be back in around 1,5 weeks from now. Since the moon is gone, we have been lucky with plenty of auroras. Full days long, auroras were visible. During daytime on Svalbard, auroras are often […]
Today’s visitors were a mother bear and her cub. They were first seen on the island Prins Heinrich close to the village and passed the village on the south side. From the roof top of the AWIPEV observatory, we had a good view on the bears. Since the bears kept […]
A month ago, I flew to Longyearbyen to get my first Covid-vaccination. During the flight, I filmed a bit. Music is the traditional British song “The Snow It Melts The Soonest”, performed by Sting. Enjoy the snowy and icy scenery!
It has been two weeks since I arrived in Ny-Ålesund. My home for the coming 15 months. At 78.55 degrees North, where the sun won’t set until the end of August and where the mountains are still covered with a thick layer of snow. I regularly get questions about the […]