Interest in Iceland Northern Lights holidays rise due to NASA video

Interest in Iceland Northern Lights holidays have been on the rise recently due to a breath taking Northern Lights time-lapse video, comprising of found footage taken aboard the NASA International Space Station.

The video shows incredible images of green and red Northern Lights across the Earth’s atmosphere, blanketing the city lights below. The footage edited by Michael Konig captures the journey of Expedition 28 and Expedition 29 crews aboard the NASA International Space Station during 18 different passes over various parts throughout a three-month period.

As a result of these images, interest for Iceland Northern Lights holidays have been on the rise this winter. Due to the country’s location on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, the island in the Atlantic is the perfect viewing location the see one of Mother Nature’s greatest spectacles.

In light of this, renowned Iceland tour provider Reykjavik Excursions is offering an exciting Northern Lights tour for stargazers to view the dancing lights for themselves. Passengers are picked up from their hotel and driven to an area outside of Reykjavik to search for the natural phenomenon. Every tour is different since the leader takes the group to the area where they are most likely to see the lights that day based on weather.

For more information about Northern Lights holidays and tours in Iceland, visit www.re.is.