Icelandic social media has been abuzz yesterday and today after Aurora hunters caught the first photographs of the Northern Lights of the Aurora season. The dance of the Northern Lights was seen from much of South Western and Southern Iceland, including downtown Reykjavík.
Two of the best photos we have seen of yesterday's show are at the opposite ends of the Aurora photo-spectrum: The beautiful photo taken by Raymond Hoffmann with professional equipment and long exposure with the ideal backdrop of Icelandic landscape, waterfalls and mountains – and at the opposite end the photo snapped by Magnús Göransson of the night sky over downtown Reykjavík, using only a cellphone camera. Both photos prove that the Aurora season is already upon us, and we now need to start looking to the sky! Both photos were shared in an Icelandic Facebook group for Northern Lights enthusiasts.
We at Iceland Insider have always followed the Aurora forecast closely, alerting our readers to particularly good forecasts. Tonight the IMO is telling us we should expect a decent chance of the Aurora being visible in West, South and South East Iceland. Thanks to clear skies and a level 3 Aurora activity there is a decent chance we might get lucky after it gets dark at 22:44 (10:44 pm).
Icelandic social media has been abuzz yesterday and today after Aurora hunters caught the first photographs of the Northern Lights of the Aurora season. The dance of the Northern Lights was seen from much of South Western and Southern Iceland, including downtown Reykjavík.
Two of the best photos we have seen of yesterday's show are at the opposite ends of the Aurora photo-spectrum: The beautiful photo taken by Raymond Hoffmann with professional equipment and long exposure with the ideal backdrop of Icelandic landscape, waterfalls and mountains – and at the opposite end the photo snapped by Magnús Göransson of the night sky over downtown Reykjavík, using only a cellphone camera. Both photos prove that the Aurora season is already upon us, and we now need to start looking to the sky! Both photos were shared in an Icelandic Facebook group for Northern Lights enthusiasts.
We at Iceland Insider have always followed the Aurora forecast closely, alerting our readers to particularly good forecasts. Tonight the IMO is telling us we should expect a decent chance of the Aurora being visible in West, South and South East Iceland. Thanks to clear skies and a level 3 Aurora activity there is a decent chance we might get lucky after it gets dark at 22:44 (10:44 pm).
