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Aurora over Reykjavik, Iceland

Posted by in Today's Image | February 17, 2016

“Blew my mind,” said Australian photographer Padraic Koen.

View larger. | Aurora over Iceland, from earlier this month, by Padraic Koen?. Visit him on Facebook.

View larger. | Aurora over Iceland, earlier this month, by photographer Padraic Koen of Adelaide, Australia. Visit him on Facebook.

Padraic Koen posted this image to EarthSky Facebook yesterday. He wrote:

Aurora captured with a 60-second exposure from a Canon 450d and an 11mm f/2.8 lens on February 9, 2016 from Reykjavik, Iceland.

Blew my mind.

Thank you, Padraic! Very beautiful.

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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