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Possibly the most beautiful "alien" caught in the sky over Iceland

By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason
Steinunn Matthíasdóttir in Búðardalur took this beautiful picture. It doesn't take too much imagination to see the alien overlooking the small village in the west of Iceland as Steinunn explains.
Steinunn Matthíasdóttir in Búðardalur took this beautiful picture. It doesn't take too much imagination to see the alien overlooking the small village in the west of Iceland as Steinunn explains. Image/Steinunn Matthíasdóttir
Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Iceland every year hoping to witness the  Aurora borealis. Some get lucky but others leave the country of ice, fire and snow without witnessing the beautiful dance in the sky.

This weekend happened to be very Aurora borealis - friendly. All over Iceland locals and tourists enjoyed looking at the sky. Here below are some pictures of the beautiful sky in Iceland taken by the readers of Vísir.

This picture is taken near Akranes, which is a village north/west of Reykjavik.Image/Birkir Pétursson
In this picture, the moon looks like a giant star. This picture is also taken near Akranes.Image/Birkir Pétursson
Beautiful Aurora borealis picture taken near to the beautiful hotspring area at Geysir.Image/Jón Hilmarsson
Aurora borealis in the background near the beautiful waterfall, Gullfoss.Mynd/Jón Hilmarsson
This picture is taken in the national park, Þingvellir.Image/Jón Hilmarsson
Ívan Þór Ólafsson is a photagrapher and he took this picture not far from Þingvellir.Image/Ívan Þór Ólafsson
This picture is taken not far from Kirkjubæjarklaustur in south/east in Iceland.Image/Börkur Hrólfsson
Very beautiful Aurora borealis in Vatnsleysuströnd.Image/Gauti Eiríksson

Aurora Borealis Iceland from Thorir Kjartansson on Vimeo.






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