Northern Lights over Hvalfjörður in 2010

Well this is a nice piece of news: Morgunblaðið reports that there are Northern Lights dancing over Reykjavík. I can indeed verify this information as I have arrived back in the big city. In fact, the lights can be seen over all of southern Iceland (the parts surrounding route 1, anyway).

The Northern Lights are not an uncommon sight in Iceland at this time of year, but they were particularly visible over the city tonight in a northern or western direction. Often the lights are more difficult to see in Reykjavík, where light pollution from the city can reduce the contrast between the lights and the sky.

The lights could be seen hovering over Esja, the mountain which sits opposite Reykjavík, and then to the west towards Faxaflói.

Source: Morgunblaðið
Image: Flickr

Labels: Weather