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Northern Lights
Everyone longs to glimpse the Northern Lights, the celestial kaleidoscope known
for transforming long winter nights into natural lava lamps (
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). The lights,
also known as aurora borealis, form when solar flares are drawn by the earth's
magnetic field towards the North Pole. What results are ethereal veils of green,
white, violet or red light, shimmering and dancing in a display not unlike silent fire-
works. Peak aurora sightings occur in the depths of winter, but look for the lights in
clear, dark skies anytime between October (maybe September) and April.
Northern Lights, seen from Snæfellsnes Peninsula
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