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A rather strange glow!

The Aurora is a very strange phenomenon that gives you very little warning that it's about to light up the night sky in a rather spectacular way.

An hour or so earlier that night we'd be treated to a fleeting glimpse of green dancing across the sky but that had soon faded along with our hopes of a getting a memorable photo.

So at midnight i trundled off to bed feeling slightly deflated that the famous Icelandic light show had been ever so meagre but now I realise patience is the key where the Aurora is concerned.

30 or so minutes had passed but as i lay on the bed trying to sleep I noticed the window behind the thin curtain had a strange glow about it.

With that I was up, I threw on a coat grabbed the camera and raced outside giving Dom a shout on the way.

Yep spectacular, amazing, jaw dropping - the sky bright green and full of dancing light in every direction. I'm so glad I didn't nod off to sleep!

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Uploaded on September 28, 2022
Taken in May 2025