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Spectacular Northern Lights Show Predicted Tonight
If the clouds cooperate, you could have up to a 90% chance of seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland tonight. The Icelandic Met Office reports that south Iceland in particular is well situated to see some spectacular displays later tonight. The south…
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Words of Interest: Light It Up
“See the Northern Lights” is an item that commonly appears on bucket lists. Lucky for Icelanders, the country is in a prime viewing spot for these lights, as it snuggles up against the Arctic Circle where they tend to appear. Though the…
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On High Alert: A Night Of Aurora Chasing
After seeing a recent high-alert aurora forecast, myself and a few other Grapeviners decided to jump in the car and get out of the city for the promised spectacle. Our photographer became a special Northern Lights tour operator for the night, deciding…
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Patience Pays Off, When It Comes To The Aurora
The Northern Lights abide the wishes of no one, but patience yielded quite a light show for those willing to wait it out. As reported, the City of Reykjavík turned off the streetlights across the city for two hours last night (originally…
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City Will Shut Off Streetlights For The Northern Lights
Due to a predicted high amount of aurora activity tonight, the City of Reykjavík will shut off all the streetlights between 22:00 and 23:00 tonight. Many of our readers have been awed by the recent spate of aurora activity in Iceland. The…
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Photo Gallery: Magic Aurora
Last night saw the arrival of a spectacular display of aurora borealis over many parts of Iceland. A car full of Grapeviners took a drive out the Hvalfjörður to escape the city lights, and this is what greeting them: So far tonight,…
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Intense Northern Lights Over Reykjavík Captured On Film
Some stunning northern lights put on quite a show over Reykjavík last night. Our Facebook feed was full of brave but futile attempts to capture the lights on iPhone—but one Vimeo post stood out spread widely on the social network. The film…
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Travel News: Aurora Spotting, Happy Russians, Eruption Advice
The Norðurflug helicopter tours company has launched a new combination trip for the winter season, when the northern lights are often to be seen dancing their way across Iceland’s skies. Despite being prohibited from making helicopter flights after dark, they’ve decided to…
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Northern Lights Forecast For Next Few Days Looking Good
The weekend and the first couple days of next week should be very generous to those hoping to catch the Northern Lights in Iceland. Now that the curtain is falling on summer, actual nighttime has returned to Iceland and with it, the…
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Travel News: Northern Lights, Viking Ships, Criminal Rubbish
As the Costa del Iceland’s pretty damn decent summer draws to its conclusion and the nights draw in, there are new seasonal activities on the menu for travellers. First and foremost, the northern lights will once again start to dance their ghostly…
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There’s No Place Like Dome: Iceland’s 5 Billion Star Hotel
I’ve always loved dome or bubble based movies: BioDome, Bubble Boy…or any movie involving a viral outbreak and subsequent quarantine. There is something alluring about life in a bubble. To be in a bubble is complete bliss—immersed in reality, but protected by a…
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Chinese Couples Want To Conceive Kids Under Northern Lights
Jónína Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, manager of the Northern Lights House of Iceland, has seen an increase in Chinese people paying the site a visit, and she believes it has to do with superstition. RÚV reports that the Northern Light House – located in…
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Last Chance For Aurora Borealis?
As the days get longer and the nights get lighter, the chances of seeing the aurora borealis over Iceland recede for the summer. But this weekend, the aurora forecast at vedur.is is an above-average four/five out of nine, which means there might…
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Staring At Northern Lights, Man Has Car Accident
Police reported a slow night last night, with one notable exception. Vísir reports that a man lost control of his car on Álftanesvegur at around midnight last night, crashing the car into a lamp post. No one was killed nor injured. When…
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The Icelandic “Spring” On Instagram: Winner Of This Week’s #GVPics
Spring is upon us, or so we thought. The country’s flowers had just started to bloom when the snow came and covered all of it. Winter’s back, and as beautiful as it may be, we hope it won’t stay for too long.…
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PHOTOS: Spectacular Aurora Display Last Night
Last night’s Northern Lights were magical! All of the different colours and forms this natural phenomenon holds were beautifully documented in photographs under the hashtag #northernlights on Instagram. We had a blast going through them and wanted to share our favourites from…
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Three Weird Tricks To Ensure An Elf-blessed Time In Iceland
Get yourself a Northern Lights timetable: If you’ve ever had one of those days where everyone is going on and on about how beautiful the Aurora were last night, but you were fast asleep, or busy painting your nails and having a…
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Reports Of Northern Lights’ Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Despite rumours to the contrary, the Northern Lights are not about to disappear within the next few years, an astronomy enthusiast has confirmed. RÚV spoke with Sævar Helgi Bragason, the head of the Amateur Astronomical Society of Seltjarnarnes, who explained a bit…
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Tourists Invisible In The Dark
Tourists off to see the northern lights can prove invisible in the dark, creating dangerous conditions for motorists, police say. RÚV reports that, as northern lights tours become increasingly popular, this means greater numbers of tourists being taken by the busload into…
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Video: Icelandic Northern Lights Bonanza
This weekend was the space enthusiast’s wet dream as Icelandic skies were painted with ethereal northern lights. Photographer Art Bicnick, who remains as enthusiastic about documenting Iceland come snowpocalypse or northern light-shine, captured the aurora borealis and the stars in all their magnificence. Thank…
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The Northern Lights Forecast Looks Good Tonight, Northern Lights Fans!
According to the Iceland Meteorological Office, the atmospheric conditions tonight are gonna be tip top for aurora spotting. The sky is clear, so the biggest obstacle is out of the way. And, luckily, some of those charged particles from the sun will…
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Good Week For Aurora Spotters
The coming of the dark nights heralds the end of summer, but it’s also the time that the flickering aurora becomes visible in the sky over Iceland. Last night, on the night of the equinox, there was a big display of northern…
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Solar Particles Launch Surprise Shock & Awe Attack Against Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
Last night, northern lights came to Iceland a bit earlier than usual, and in a spectacular state of activity, catching the entire country by surprise. While the northern lights are one of the staple elements that make Iceland famous, it is fairly…