Así luce el encuentro de la aurora boreal y un volcán en erupción

Increíble encuentro de la aurora boreal y un volcán en erupción
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Esta imagen no es ciencia ficción, ni se trata de una escena de "El Señor de los Anillos", es el asombroso encuentro de las luces del norte conocidas como aurora boreal y la erupción de un volcán en Islandia.

Hörður Finnbogason fue el afortunado testigo de estos dos fenómenos naturales y lo registró a través de su cámara.

Stunning view of the erupting Barbarbunga volcano alongside the Aurora Borealis: http://t.co/BBZjRSkoXa pic.twitter.com/oZPHvnTaNf

— Cotswold Outdoor (@CotswoldOutdoor) October 1, 2014

El volcán Bardarbunga despide lava al tiempo que las luces del norte iluminan la noche con un espectáculo sin igual que atrae cada vez más turistas a zonas como Islandia, Alaska o Noruega.

"Es una rara oportunidad de ser testigos del asombroso poder de la tierra y el cielo al mismo tiempo en un show de luces", dijo Jonny Cooper, fundador de viajes Off the Map, especializado en viajes de aventura.

Récord informa que desde agosto hasta finales de año es la época ideal para presenciar el espectáculo de las luces del norte.

MIRA LA BELLEZA DE LA AURORA BOREAL EN IMÁGENES

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Luces del norte(01 of55)
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