Let me explain before you jump to conclusions. It is one of the ancient beliefs that the Northen Lights are the children who have not yet born. Or the souls of the dead. Or the reflections of the shields of the Valkyrie. Or the racing Goddess Aurora. It could mean anything from pain relief in labor (just don't look straight into it to avoid cross-eyed children) to simply being a bad omen.
Iceland is well known as an ideal place to look at the Northern Lights. That's why even the locals follow the Kp-index. It describes the disturbance of Earth's magnetic field caused by the solar wind. That is important knowledge because the Northern Lights are collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter Earths atmosphere. The Kp-index has numbers between 1-9. 0 being possibly very hard to see to 9 being an intense storm. Everyone who is interested in the Northern Lights should keep an eye on that index.
As I said in the previous post, we went searching for the Northern Lights since it was a 7, so a very strong chance of seeing them. Unfortunately it got very cloudy and we saw only the faint glow. Luckily I went hunting for the Northern Lights a few days ago when the person who helped me (known as Mrs V from now on since the previous nickname was ridiculously long) asked me and my room mate if we wanted to go with her since the conditions had been great. The pictures in this post are from that trip.
On the few days that I have been working I've noticed that the customers on the boat ask about the Northern Lights as well. They want to know when is the best time and the best place to see them. I'm happy that Mrs V shared her wisdom so I can help the customers with sharing the knowledge.
Next time I'll tell you in detail about my work. For now I've only been mostly an observer, but from tomorrow onwards I'll be getting more responsibility. Until then!
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