What s great about iceland is that you don t need to go in search of remote landscapes to see the aurora capital city reykjavik.
Best spot to see the northern lights in iceland.
The whole island of iceland is perfect to see the northern lights.
Autumn august to september it s possible to see the northern lights in iceland in autumn.
Even in the capital of iceland reykjavik despite the light pollution you can see the aurora borealis when there is a big display of intensive lights.
However if you are lucky you will catch the aurora while sitting in the geothermal hot spot at one of the city pools.
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It was the first hotel in the country to offer a northern lights wakeup call service to its guests so they could pull their parkas over their pyjamas if the aurora made an appearance.
The most popular viewing spot within the city proper is öskjuhlíð hill at the base of the perlan museum.
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In fact reykjavik is the only capital city besides nuuk greenland where you can see the northern lights.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in iceland.
Keeping an eye on the aurora forecast website will also help with timing.
Once in a while the northern lights will take reykjavík by surprise and they are so strong that the city lights don t matter but most of the time it s best to get away from all the street lights and car brights.
Reykjavikers swear they can see the lights from their bedroom windows during bright auroras.
I usually try to take northern lights pictures at iso 3200 till 6400 and short time to be able to catch the different colours and the dance.
The months of august and september get continuously.
The northern lights usually start showing up in the north.
Best places in iceland to see the northern lights from reykjavik to asbyrgi canyon.
This is my favorite spot in iceland to take photos of the northern lights.
This picture was taken in a strong wind in end of february 2014 in front of the mountain akrafjall which is close to the town akranes.
Hotel rangá the best place to see northern lights hotel rangá is one of the most renowned hotels in iceland for seeing the northern lights.
If you drive past the tourist information center for approximately 10 minutes you will eventually drive up a hill which has a perfect place to pull over and have the perfect view over the entire national park.
In reykjavik there are a few elevated and nearby remote places that are a great starting point.
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