miracles of a moonless night

KP index 6 was announced and KP index 6 came too. For hours the northern lights danced all over the sky, also visible to me in violet color for the first time. ...
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KP index 6 was announced and KP index 6 came too. For hours the northern lights danced all over the sky, also visible to me in violet color for the first time. Months before I had booked accommodation for two nights near Kirkjufell and of course I wanted to photograph the northern lights there as well. As the moon stayed below the horizon that night, I ruled out the location at Kirkjufellsfoss – without the moonlight the foreground would have been too dark. Since there was fortunately no wind, a location on the adjacent lagoon was ideal for photographing the mountain and lights with reflections. In retrospect, it was definitely a good decision, because I was only standing on the bank with a few others while the photographers jostled each other at Kirkjufellsfoss and blinded each other with their headlamps.

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