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An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
From the Jokulsaron lagoon to the Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland offers beautiful vantage points for the Aurora Borealis
Original – The aurora, or northern lights, over the Víkurkirkja church at Vík in Iceland on a clear night. Reason Good image composition, illustrates both the Aurora phenomenon and the iconic Víkurkirkja church. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Aurora, Vík í Mýrdal FP category for this image
Reykholt (pronounced [ˈreikˌhɔl̥t] ⓘ) is a village in Iceland. It sits in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá , called Reykholtsdalur, and is part of Borgarfjörður , Western Region . Reykholt was at one time one of the intellectual centers of the island and had for many years one of the most important schools of the country.
A keogram showing the plot based on the marked slice of the images taken by the camera of the auroral display above. A keogram ("keo" from "Keoeeit" – Inuit word for "Aurora Borealis") is a way of displaying the intensity of an auroral display, taken from a narrow part of a round screen recorded by a camera, more specifically and ideally in practice a "whole sky camera". [1]
On January 25–26, 1938, the sky was lit up with an aurora borealis light storm, seen all across the world. The storm was identical to other storm-induced, low-latitude aurora borealis. The great aurora that was witnessed across Europe, the Americas, and Oceania had not been seen/documented in Europe since 1709, and in the Americas since 1888.
Northern lights usually dance in the sky for a few minutes and then slither off. Sometimes a display can last around 15 to 30 minutes or even a few hours. But that is unusual.
The aurora borealis is often visible at night during the winter. The midnight sun can be experienced in summer on the island of Grímsey off the north coast; the remainder of the country, since it lies just south of the polar circle , experiences a twilight period during which the sun sets briefly, but still has around two weeks of continuous ...