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Wonders of the northern lights

Photographer captures aurora's glow above Iceland’s Kirkjufell Mountain

BRIGHT LIGHTS  An Icelandic aurora catches a photographer’s eye and a contest prize.

 

Dr. Nicholas Roemmelt Photography

By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

Tens of kilometers above the icy waterfalls surrounding Iceland’s Kirkjufell Mountain, Earth’s magnetic field drags electrons from the sun to their visually stunning demise.