Aurora over Iceland

Aurora over Iceland

Photographer Jónína Óskarsdóttir: "It has been cloud cover in my area but tonight we got clear sky for a while and beautiful northern lights could be seen above Mt. Hoffell in Fáskrúðsfjörður, Iceland."

Auroras happen when charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field, creating dazzling light shows in the sky. The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, occurs in an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.

Learn more & track auroras: 
https://www.aurorasaurus.org

How to find and photograph auroras: 
https://science.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-guide-to-finding-and-photographing-auroras/

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. 

Image Credit: Jónína Óskarsdóttir 
Location: Fáskrúðsfjörður, Iceland

Image Details: Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. Lens: Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM. ISO 1600 and 5,8s exposure

Jónína's website: 

https://www.facebook.com/IcelandicQueenOfAuroraBorealis
Date: Nov. 13, 2025

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