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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Áróra

In Norse mythology the #aurora were the armour and weapons of the Valkyrie. The word is derived from Old Norse Valkyrja ("Chooser of the Slain") who guide the souls of the battle-slain to Odin's hall Valhalla.

In Finland, a fox was thought to have created the aurora, its bushy tail throwing sparks into the sky.

Scottish legend refers to the lights as “Merry Dancers” engaged in battle.

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A colour photo of a dark and starry sky filled with the Northern Lights. Stars can be seen across the top, and the foreground is a roadside barrier in silhouette, but the rest of the shot is filled by a wedge of Aurora Borealis extending from the lower left to the top right. The bright green loops are almost concentric, with the centre being off the right side of the shot. Above the arcs are subtle spikes of green extending upwards. It's very beautiful.
A colour photo of a dark and starry sky filled with the Northern Lights. Stars can be seen across the top, and the foreground is a roadside barrier in silhouette, but the rest of the shot is filled by a wedge of Aurora Borealis extending from the lower left to the top right. The bright green loops are almost concentric, with the centre being off the right side of the shot. Above the arcs are subtle spikes of green extending upwards. It's very beautiful.
A colour photo of a dark and starry sky filled with the Northern Lights. Stars can be seen across the top, and the foreground is a roadside barrier in silhouette, but the rest of the shot is filled by a wedge of Aurora Borealis extending from the lower left to the top right. The bright green loops are almost concentric, with the centre being off the right side of the shot. Above the arcs are subtle spikes of green extending upwards. It's very beautiful.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

In The Beginning

A Bortle 3¹ area, and we're aurora hunting. Thinking that we weren't going to be lucky because the KP forecast was very low, we decided to take some landscape shots of the small farms and the stunning starry sky.

What we didn't know was that Lady Aurora had begun, very faintly, to smile on us.
Then the show began.

Þengilhöfði in northern #Iceland.

¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale

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A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right.
Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right. Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right. Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

In The Beginning

A Bortle 3¹ area, and we're aurora hunting. Thinking that we weren't going to be lucky because the KP forecast was very low, we decided to take some landscape shots of the small farms and the stunning starry sky.

What we didn't know was that Lady Aurora had begun, very faintly, to smile on us.
Then the show began.

Þengilhöfði in northern #Iceland.

¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale

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#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis#AstroPhotography#Astrodon#AtOptics

A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right.
Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right. Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
A colour photo of a night scene, with a snowy mountainside visible on the right side and the lights of small farms at the bottom left. The cloudless moonless sky is full of stars, some bright and some very subtle. From the side of the mountain, a faint arc of green light is spread against the sky, in the centre and from left to right. Canon PowerShot G3 X, f/2.8, ISO-1250, 15 sec exposure.
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@sparklepanic@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Aurora from Oregon

#pdx #oregon #pnw #astrophotography #northernlights #auroraborealis #landscapephotography

northern lights from the Columbia River Gorge
northern lights from the Columbia River Gorge
northern lights from the Columbia River Gorge
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

"A lullaby of lights,
The aurora cradles the night,
Her arms a radiant embrace,
Soothing the Arctic chill
With her warm spectral glow.
A nocturnal serenity,
She blankets the stars,
Her luminescent lullaby
Lulling the night to sleep
In her iridescent arms."
- Dan Higgins, 2024

November: Búlandstindur mountain (1069m/3507ft) in Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.

Canon Powershot G3 X, f2.8, ISO-800, 15 seconds.

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A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

"A lullaby of lights,
The aurora cradles the night,
Her arms a radiant embrace,
Soothing the Arctic chill
With her warm spectral glow.
A nocturnal serenity,
She blankets the stars,
Her luminescent lullaby
Lulling the night to sleep
In her iridescent arms."
- Dan Higgins, 2024

November: Búlandstindur mountain (1069m/3507ft) in Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.

Canon Powershot G3 X, f2.8, ISO-800, 15 seconds.

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#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights #aurora#AuroraBorealis

A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
A colour photo of the night sky. Many stars are visible and there is some light cloud, but the scene is dominated by streaks and loops of green aurora. The silhouette of a pointed mountain is on the horizon.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

"Sloping Glacier"

Fláajökull with Vatnajökull behind it, under a canopy of #AuroraBorealis and stars.

Höfn in Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland is a recognised dark sky area.

On the left is Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) next to Boötes (Ploughman) and part of Ursa Major (Big Dipper/Plough) is at the top right.

I use a longer exposure on my #NorthernLights shots, as it captures more starlight. This is 8 seconds.

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#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights #aurora#AuroraBorealis

A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

"Sloping Glacier"

Fláajökull with Vatnajökull behind it, under a canopy of #AuroraBorealis and stars.

Höfn in Hornafjörður, south-eastern #Iceland is a recognised dark sky area.

On the left is Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) next to Boötes (Ploughman) and part of Ursa Major (Big Dipper/Plough) is at the top right.

I use a longer exposure on my #NorthernLights shots, as it captures more starlight. This is 8 seconds.

@photography

#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights #aurora#AuroraBorealis

A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
A night scene of browned grassland and a line of mountains. Between them, the folds of a wrinkled glacier drop to ground level. Above them is a clear sky with a few small clouds and lots of stars. Just above the tops of the glacier are swirls and ripples of soft yellowish green, curling and streaming across the sky to disappear at the centre right of the photo. The colour of the aurora is reflected in puddles and pools.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"She whispers, the aurora,
In hues of spectral beauty,
Her voice a cosmic sigh
Echoing through the eternal night.
In the quietude, she sings,
Her melody a celestial hymn,
A serenade of light
Resounding in the polar silence."
By Dan Higgins 2024

November, Búlandstindur in Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.

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#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights #aurora#AuroraBorealis#LandscapePhotography#WeatherPhotography#AstroPhotography#Astrodon

A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"She whispers, the aurora,
In hues of spectral beauty,
Her voice a cosmic sigh
Echoing through the eternal night.
In the quietude, she sings,
Her melody a celestial hymn,
A serenade of light
Resounding in the polar silence."
By Dan Higgins 2024

November, Búlandstindur in Berufjörður, eastern #Iceland.

@photography

#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights #aurora#AuroraBorealis#LandscapePhotography#WeatherPhotography#AstroPhotography#Astrodon

A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
A colour photo of the Aurora Borealis. The foreground is a fjord with still water, on the left is a pointed mountain dusted with snow and ice. The sky is dark and scattered with stars but across the centre of the shot are three strong green bands, their blurred edges fading into the darkness. In the distance is another line of snow-capped mountains.
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Mo's Iceland photos
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

Dragon's Tongue

Strong #aurora in bands and spikes across a star-studded sky.
On the silhouetted horizon, trees and a power pylon show scale.

Early November, Egilsstaðir¹ in eastern #Iceland.

¹ 𝘼𝙮-𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘴-𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳

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#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis

A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them.
It's gorgeous.
A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them. It's gorgeous.
A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them. It's gorgeous.
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@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

Dragon's Tongue

Strong #aurora in bands and spikes across a star-studded sky.
On the silhouetted horizon, trees and a power pylon show scale.

Early November, Egilsstaðir¹ in eastern #Iceland.

¹ 𝘼𝙮-𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘴-𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳

@photography

#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis

A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them.
It's gorgeous.
A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them. It's gorgeous.
A colour photo of a night sky filled with an uncountable number of stars. Strong curved green bands of aurora stretch across the image, but most of the stars still shine through. Just to the right of centre, two spikes of aurora are joined by a stripe, resembling a green forked tongue. On the dark horizon a distant arc of aurora is highlighting a stand of trees and a power support structure. Many of the bands of aurora have subtle spikes of stronger colour within them. It's gorgeous.
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