Where to stand
Every natural show in the programme, and every seat for it — compared on darkness, open horizon, historical clear-sky odds, altitude and the drive or hike it costs you.
- Shows
- 14
- Vantage points
- 112
- Regions
- 14
- Seats per show
- 8
The programme
TOP 64Aurora BorealisLofoten Islands, NorwayWhere to stand for the northern lights: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Skagsanden Beach.
TOP 63Aurora AustralisTasmania, AustraliaWhere to stand for the southern lights: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Carlton Beach.
PASTTotality · 12 August 2026Northern SpainWhere to stand for the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Páramo de Masa.
TOP 76Moonrise EclipseHigh Atlas, MoroccoWhere to stand for the 31 December 2028 lunar eclipse: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Agafay Desert Rim.
TOP 81The Perseid MaximumColorado Plateau, USAWhere to stand for the Perseid meteor shower: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Goblin Valley Observation Point.
TOP 93The Galactic CoreAtacama Desert, ChileWhere to stand for the Milky Way core: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Cerro Toco Approach.
TOP 81The Glowing TideJervis Bay, AustraliaWhere to stand for bioluminescent waves: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Green Patch.
TOP 75Silver CloudsNorthumberland & the Scottish BordersWhere to stand for noctilucent clouds: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Lindisfarne Causeway.
TOP 75The MoonbowVictoria Falls, Zambia & ZimbabweWhere to stand for the Victoria Falls moonbow: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Victoria Falls Bridge.
TOP 84The Long TailLa Palma, Canary IslandsWhere to stand for a great comet: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Roque de los Muchachos.
TOP 65Fire on the HorizonMount Etna, SicilyWhere to stand for Etna erupting at night: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Schiena dell'Asino.
TOP 68Lenticular AlpenglowAoraki / Mount Cook, New ZealandWhere to stand for lenticular clouds at alpenglow: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Mount John Summit.
TOP 75The AnvilSonoran Desert, ArizonaWhere to stand for monsoon lightning: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Willcox Playa.
TOP 67The MurmurationSomerset Levels, EnglandWhere to stand for the starling murmuration: 8 seats compared. Highest-scoring: Catcott Lows.
Front Row is a planning simulator on a curated dataset. Every place and coordinate is real; elevation, Bortle class, horizon obstruction and cloud odds are researched estimates for the site and season — climatology and site character, not a forecast. Background skies are rendered by the simulator, not photographed. Verify real conditions and access with an authoritative local source before you travel.
Open the simulator · All seat guides · Part of Rarest World