Northern lights in Vopnafjörður tonight

The north-facing fjord mouth opens directly toward the Arctic Ocean. No towns exist on the far shore - the opposite side of the fjord is uninhabited coastline with no roads. The water and the sky merge at the horizon with no intervening light source. A 5-minute walk from the small town of Vopnafjörður places you in complete darkness facing open water. The combination of 65°N latitude and Bortle Class 1-2 sky makes this one of Iceland's most rewarding low-Kp positions.

Bustarfell is one of Iceland's best-preserved turf farmhouses and a small open-air folk museum above the fjord. The elevated farmland position gives a clear northern horizon over the fjord and the surrounding farmland is completely dark. The turf structures make an unusual and distinctive aurora foreground - unlike the glacier and black sand backdrops of the south coast. The area around the farm is flat agricultural land with open sky in all directions.

The Selá is one of Iceland's most famous salmon rivers, running inland from the fjord through flat agricultural land. No settlements along the valley road inland. The flat open horizon and the reflective river surface give good positions for aurora photography without dramatic topography - just darkness, open sky, and a dark river. This is north-east Iceland's version of Iceland's agricultural interior: extraordinarily dark and completely uncrowded.