I captured a pink aurora panorama above Goðafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods

During my recent trip to Iceland, I went to the North of the island from the South. The landscapes changed, and snow covered almost everything. Godafoss is a must-see in northern Iceland, literally meaning “the waterfall of the gods.” In the year 1000, Iceland adopted Christianity, and the idols of the old pagan gods were thrown into the falls. This waterfall is one of the most impressive in the country, making us feel incredibly small in front of it.

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We visited the site in the afternoon while there was still daylight to scout the area. Despite promising aurora forecasts, the day was cloudy, and after sunset, the clouds didn’t seem to clear. We took a short break in the van to warm up and wait. Once night fell, a miracle happened, the sky completely cleared up.

We moved as close as possible to the falls, set up our cameras, and almost instantly, the auroras appeared. The colors were different tonight, shifting from pink to purple to green.

After capturing a timelapse and a panorama, we hit the road again, heading toward new landscapes while the auroras were still dancing in the sky.

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Canon 6D – Sigma ART 20mm
Sky : 20 pictures x F1.8 ISO-3200 3.2 seconds
Foreground: 20 pictures x F1.8 ISO-4000 13 seconds

Beautiful and worth the experience in person! Your photographs barely do the live in person views justice.
Juneau, Alaska has some similar.
It is good to travel. Safe travels and thanks for sharing.

This sort of thing is why religion exists. Imagine what people must have thought a thousand years ago when they saw this? They could only have imagined something alive and godlike.