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File:039 Northern lights over Mývatn (Iceland) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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English: Northern lights in the night sky over Mývatn (Iceland). Polar aurorae are caused by the collision of charged particles in the solar wind with gases in the upper atmosphere. These collisions generate tiny flashes of light that fill the sky with veils of colour.
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Camera location65° 34′ 08.2″ N, 17° 00′ 41.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Northern lights over Mývatn (Iceland)

inception

27 March 2022

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65°34'8.198"N, 17°0'41.602"W

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