Reykjavik News
Northern Lights Sightings in Reykjavík
In the past few days strong Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) have been sighted in the vicinity of Reykjavík and even in the city centre itself.
It is quite rare to see the Northern Lights in the city centre due to the interference of city lights, but recent weather conditions, cold and clear, have helped create this beautiful sight for locals and tourists to enjoy, whether on foot or on special Northern Lights tours.
The weather forecast for the rest of this week is favourable for further Northern Lights sightings.
Click here to find tour operators operating Northern Lights tours from Reykjavík.
About the Northern Lights
Auroras, sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights or aurorae, are natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They are visible in Iceland due to the country's latitude, long periods of darkness and the magnetic field.
Auroras are associated with the solar wind, a flow of ions continuously flowing outward from the sun. The Earth's magnetic field traps these particles, many of which travel toward the poles where they are accelerated toward earth. Collisions between these ions and atmospheric atoms and molecules causes energy releases in the form of auroras appearing in large circles around the poles.
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