Stunning photos of the Northern Lights were captured in the skies over Iceland.
Pictures of the phenomenon taken last night show sheets of green light dancing in the sky.
“It could be the best night of 2024,” one person posted on X.
Photo: @IcelandToursX
Photo: @IcelandToursX
The spectacle, also known as the aurora borealis, can often be seen in countries such as Iceland And Norway.
Sometimes it can be seen in the United Kingdom.
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Photo: @IcelandToursX
Photo: @IcelandToursX
The stunning display results from particles from the Sun carried by the solar wind interacting with the Earth's atmosphere after being directed to the polar regions by the planet's magnetic field.
Photo: @IcelandToursX
Photo: @IcelandToursX
According to the Royal Greenwich Observatory, different gases give different effects, as the green color in the aurora is a feature of the interaction of solar molecules with oxygen, while purple, blue or pink colors are caused by nitrogen.
Photo: @IcelandToursX
Photo: @IcelandToursX
The dark red color can sometimes be seen as a result of the sun's molecules interacting with oxygen at very high altitudes.
