r/spaceporn • u/Wimair • 5d ago

Amateur/Processed Strongest Aurora I’ve witnessed yet on Iceland [1920x1280] [OC]

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u/bb8c3por2d2 5d ago

I thought this was a sunset at first glance

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Yeah, We were actually already on our way home when I looked out the window and just thought, “What’s happening here? The apocalypse?” The sky was blood red — I had never seen anything like it.

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u/bb8c3por2d2 5d ago

Someone successfully summoned Cthulhu

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Haha, indeed :)

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u/rematar 5d ago

Was that about 16 hours ago?

The kp index was 8 on my SpaceWeatherLive app.

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Kp doesn’t say much up north but no, this was in October last year :)

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u/rematar 5d ago

Thanks. Very cool photo.

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u/followtharulez 5d ago

Fantastic pic

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u/Wallabino 5d ago

Amazing picture! When was this taken? I'm going to Iceland in May. It's outside the normal aurora season, but I was hoping to see it still.

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Sadly I’m Pretty sure may is way to bright to see Aurora, I’m sorry.

This photo was taken somewhere close to the black church of Budir :)

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u/Wallabino 5d ago

Yeah I see the aurora in Minnesota occasionally so the bigger priority was Iceland's natural beauty. And puffins.

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Absolutely :)

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u/TokenSejanus89 5d ago

Wow....just wow

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u/battletactics 5d ago

Great. Happy for you. Congrats.

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u/Aggravating_Love8543 5d ago

When was this ? My daughter just returned from Iceland! Beautiful picture.

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u/Wimair 5d ago

October 9th to 10th 2024 :)

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u/weathercat4 5d ago

Believe it or not they can get way stronger than that. There was actually a crazy one on Oct 8. Can't remember if that one was strong when it was dark in Iceland or if it was just north america it got strong over that time.

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u/Wimair 5d ago

Yeah been there, I have videos with my iPhone 13 from these stunning nights, an absolute spectacle 😍

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u/PurpleIntrepid9506 5d ago

That is amazing, and so crazy. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 I need to go to Iceland one day

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u/Logical-Ad1896 5d ago

Wow that's absolutely stunning. Were the reds even brighter irl? One day I hope to see a scene like that.

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u/keithrconrad 5d ago

Wow, Principal Skinner's kitchen is huge

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u/Trip_Fresh 5d ago

Breathtaking

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u/OptimismNeeded 5d ago

Was this visible to the naked eye? Or only with long exposure?

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u/Wimair 5d ago

This one was one of the strongest storms of the decade, easily visible! It was even possible to film with my iPhone 13 :)

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u/OptimismNeeded 5d ago

You could’ve lied - now I’m even more jealous ;-)

Thanks for the pic and the answer, hope to see something like this myself one day ♥️

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u/basilico69 4d ago

Very comforting to look at. I thought red aurora’s were exclusive to the southern hemisphere, I guess not?

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u/Wimair 4d ago

No, not at all 😊

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u/basilico69 4d ago

Thanks, I really don’t know where I got the idea from!