A breathtaking aurora borealis over Mt. Kirkjufell in Iceland, with striking lights in vibrant colors, which are stunning dancing in the skies.
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are the visible result of solar particles entering the Earth’s magnetic field and ionizing high in the atmosphere, which gives them their colors, usually green, but occasionally purple, red, pink, orange and blue.
The auroras only appear near the Earth’s magnetic poles.They’re usually visible above a latitude of 60 degrees north and below 60 degrees south (the 'southern lights' are called the Aurora Australis). Iceland sits at a latitude of approximately 64 degrees north, making it the perfect place to see the northern lights.