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Rule Northern Lights

Diamond Beach - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Hofn, East, Iceland

Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.

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No Northern Lights opportunities in the next 14 days

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Aurora Quality · ≥ 50.0% Solar Elevation · ≤ -8.0° Aurora Activity · ≥ 50.0% Total Cloud Coverage · ≤ 30.0%

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Aurora Quality 100% failing
Solar Elevation 100% failing
Total Cloud Coverage 93% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 3 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-6.2° (Nautical twilight)
Cloud Cover100%

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Aurora Quality
≥ 50.0%
Solar Elevation
≤ -8.0°
Aurora Activity
≥ 50.0%
Total Cloud Coverage
≤ 30.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Tue, May 12
20:000%9.9°20%82%24134m
21:000%4.3°37%89%24135m
22:000%-0.21°39%27%24134m
23:000%-4.3°38%4%24135m
Wed, May 13
24:000%-6.6°29%5%24135m
01:000%-7.4°29%45%24134m
02:000%-6.5°28%6.5%24134m
03:000%-4°27%1.7%24135m
04:000%0.29°27%1.5%24134m
05:000%4.9°27%1.7%24135m
06:000%11°8%0.5%24134m
07:000%17°0%4.8%24134m
08:000%23°0%5%24134m
09:000%30°0%73%24134m
10:000%35°0%45%24135m
11:000%40°0%84%24135m
12:000%43°21%94%24134m
13:000%44°21%100%24135m
14:000%43°21%100%24135m
15:000%40°14%100%24134m
16:000%35°16%100%24134m
17:000%29°14%92%24134m
18:000%23°35%89%24135m
19:000%16°34%81%24134m
20:000%10°34%99%6828m
21:000%4.6°27%96%3834m
22:000%0.1°27%94%365m
23:000%-4.1°27%99%670m
Thu, May 14
24:000%-6.4°27%100%2346m
01:000%-7.1°27%100%5347m
02:000%-6.2°27%100%21075m
03:000%-3.7°21%94%21082m
04:000%0.49°21%90%21106m
05:000%5.1°21%96%21083m
06:000%11°11%90%21081m
07:000%17°11%81%21074m
08:000%24°11%78%21078m
09:000%30°7.7%97%2499m
10:000%36°7.7%93%1528m
11:000%40°7.7%93%4816m
12:000%43°5%97%21072m
13:000%44°5%90%21090m
14:000%43°5%69%21117m
15:000%40°7.7%95%21104m
16:000%35°7.7%98%21074m
17:000%29°7.7%97%4212m
18:000%23°15%98%2092m
19:000%17°15%99%3727m
20:000%10°15%87%21075m
21:000%4.8°34%74%21083m
22:000%0.29°34%73%21124m
23:000%-3.8°34%73%24135m
Fri, May 15
24:000%-6.1°43%73%24135m
01:000%-6.9°43%99%24135m
02:000%-6°43%66%24135m
03:000%-3.5°100%66%24135m
04:000%0.68°100%14%24134m
05:000%5.3°100%15%24135m
06:000%11°43%33%24134m
07:000%17°43%47%24135m
08:000%24°43%69%24134m
09:000%30°34%60%24135m
10:000%36°34%73%24134m
11:000%41°34%91%24135m
12:000%44°34%90%24135m
13:000%45°34%94%24135m
14:000%43°34%91%24134m
15:000%40°34%96%24134m
16:000%35°34%63%24134m
17:000%30°34%42%24135m
18:000%23°43%15%24134m
19:000%17°43%19%24134m
20:000%11°43%25%24134m
21:000%34%74%24134m
22:000%0.48°34%100%24112m
23:000%-3.6°34%100%23720m
Sat, May 16
24:000%-5.9°100%100%17335m
01:000%-6.6°100%100%11565m
02:000%-5.7°100%100%5796m
03:000%-3.3°100%100%26m
04:000%0.88°100%100%62m
05:000%5.5°100%100%97m
06:000%11°100%100%132m
07:000%18°100%100%382m
08:000%24°100%100%633m
09:000%30°100%100%883m
10:000%36°100%98%4054m
11:000%41°100%96%7225m
12:000%44°100%94%10397m
13:000%45°100%95%8609m
14:000%44°100%95%6822m
15:000%40°100%96%5034m
16:000%36°100%94%4271m
17:000%30°100%92%3508m
18:000%23°100%90%2744m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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