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[earthbitlab]

11. Eldhraun Lava Field under Northern Lights, South Iceland.

Eldhraun at night. The aurora finds the moss and they share the same green. For a few hours, the sky and the earth become the same thing.

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Earth Bit Lab — Iceland Series: Before the Map Ends

Most people see Iceland from the road. The waterfall everyone photographs. The lagoon everyone visits. The glacier everyone stands in front of.

These are not those places.

These are the ones the island kept for itself — the hidden canyon, the steaming valley, the lava cave that glows for no reason, the crater that shouldn't be that color. The Iceland that exists just past the point where most people turn back.

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[walrushit]

Aurora, Kirkjufell, Iceland Immerse yourself in the magical brilliance of the Aurora dancing above the iconic Kirkjufell mountain in Iceland. Nature's masterpiece at its finest.

[damnedkik]

Aurora, Kirkjufell, Iceland

Behold the ethereal beauty of the Northern Lights enchanting the majestic Kirkjufell mountain in Iceland. It's a sight that will leave you speechless.

[ksenia-pawlowska]

#aurora #zorza #iceland #sky #auroraiceland #light #northernlights #night #dark #star #darksky #awesome (w: Iceland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co9ebz6M95w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thefactspeak]

Did you know? . . Follow 👉 @thefactspeak for more amazing facts . . . 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Like| share| Comment . #aurora #auroraiceland #auroraicehotel #ice #cold #beautiful #firemarshal #detectors #icewall #iceglasses #icedecoration #iceland #love #snow #art #iceart #auroramakeup #facts #interestingfacts #facts💯 #didyouknow #amazing #followforfollowback #follow #following #likeforfollow #following #follow_me #thefactspeak #likeforlikes #increaselikesandfollowersforfree https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VBqaEAv6U/?igshid=34yuetvdo3e1

[amberc0216-blog]

Aurora

Beyond those, the deepest impression of Iceland for people absolutely is Northern lights, which is also called as Aurora.

I marvel at its beauty and I am really curious about its causes. However, I am not very good at physical knowledge. Therefore, I googled it to find some explanation.

The aurora is caused by charged particles from the solar wind hitting atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere. The Sun emits a stream of electrons and protons called the solar wind. These particles interact with the Earth's magnetic field and are funneled towards the magnetic poles, which is why aurora are visible at high latitudes. The different colors in the aurora come from different atoms being excited. Green aurora come from the excitation of oxygen. Red and blue aurora come from the excitation and ionization of nitrogen atoms. (Spitler, 2019) It sounds interesting.

The official Aurora season in Iceland is from October till March, but like with so many other things that have to do with Icelandic nature, it's not something you can say with any certainty. The ideal conditions to see them are when it's cold and dark outside and the Aurora activity is high. I am not sure whether I could see the Aurora this time. Even though I have seen it twice-one was the last time I came to Iceland and one was when I traveled to Sweden at last Christmas holidays, I still feel excited about it and can’t wait to see it. I hope I have a good luck this time as well.

By the way, I download an Aurora forecast app on my phone named “My aurora forecast”. It could show the KP index (geomagnetic index), the chance of seeing northern light in your current location now, the aurora map, best location, viewing probability, cloud coverage tonight and a series of parameters. It really is a nice app that I want to recommend because I used it to chase aurora last time when I came to Iceland and when I traveled to Sweden and it was worked. It predicts the third night of this trip is a good night to chase the aurora. I will confirm it again at that day before third night to making my detailed plan.

[teganedwards]

So that happened... Bucket list checked Yes that is a real photo #northernlights #auroraiceland #naturephotography #lights #sky #bucketlist #travel #winterwonderland #iceland #landoffireandice #icandiehappynow #spoiltbrat #mystical #magical #dreamworld #donthateme #livelifetothefullest #livingthedream (at Dalvík) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsvyid2niUk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2iealerqbt4c

[marcopetracci]

An aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light or northern light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions.Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind that the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma, mainly in the form of electrons and protons, precipitate them into the upper atmosphere ,where their energy is lost. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emits light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles. Precipitating protons generally produce optical emissions as incident hydrogen atoms after gaining electrons from the atmosphere. Proton auroras are usually observed at lower latitudes #ig_iceland #landscape_captures #trb_sunsetsfx #fav_skies #royal_shots #gr8sunandsky #ic_landscapes #paintedsky #special_shots #global_hotshotz #infinity_shots #world_skyshotz #srs_sunshine #outside_project #fiftyshades_of_nature #destinationearth #beautifulplaces #click_vision #auroraiceland #northenlights #theoutcreww #incredible_shot #earthfocus #outdoorlover #outdooradventures #choosemountains #naturediversity #icelandair #ig_shotz_le #jaw_dropping_shots (presso Kirkjufell)