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Rule Northern Lights

Dyrhólaey - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Vik, South, Iceland

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

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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 100% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 3 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-7.4° (Nautical twilight)
Cloud Cover87%

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

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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%11°18%0.1%24134m
21:000%5.2°34%3.8%24135m
22:000%0.35°36%5%24134m
23:000%-4.2°36%4.9%24135m
Wed, May 13
24:000%-7°28%1.9%24135m
01:0029%-8.2°27%5.2%24134m
02:000%-7.7°25%5%24134m
03:000%-5.5°25%5%24135m
04:000%-1.8°25%79%24134m
05:000%3.1°25%96%24135m
06:000%8.7°8%80%24134m
07:000%15°0%100%24134m
08:000%22°0%100%24134m
09:000%28°0%100%24134m
10:000%35°0%100%24135m
11:000%40°0%100%19925m
12:000%43°0%100%24134m
13:000%45°19%100%17521m
14:000%44°19%100%24135m
15:000%41°11%100%24134m
16:000%37°14%98%19808m
17:000%31°11%100%17220m
18:000%25°32%100%14864m
19:000%18°32%100%11067m
20:000%11°32%100%11068m
21:000%5.5°25%100%11048m
22:000%0.55°25%100%11045m
23:000%-4°25%100%11051m
Thu, May 14
24:000%-6.7°25%93%11094m
01:000%-7.9°25%97%14179m
02:000%-7.4°25%87%24135m
03:000%-5.3°19%97%24135m
04:000%-1.5°19%100%24135m
05:000%3.3°19%100%24135m
06:000%10%100%19915m
07:000%15°10%100%13872m
08:000%22°10%100%11754m
09:000%29°7.1%100%11574m
10:000%35°7.1%100%11566m
11:000%40°7.1%100%11821m
12:000%44°4.6%100%14620m
13:000%45°4.6%99%15525m
14:000%45°4.6%94%14505m
15:000%42°7.1%89%22018m
16:000%37°7.1%96%17511m
17:000%31°7.1%99%14450m
18:000%25°14%98%13270m
19:000%18°14%81%24135m
20:000%12°14%88%24135m
21:000%5.7°32%87%24134m
22:000%0.75°32%97%24134m
23:000%-3.7°32%92%24135m
Fri, May 15
24:000%-6.5°40%82%24135m
01:000%-7.7°40%94%24135m
02:000%-7.2°40%90%24135m
03:000%-5°100%94%24135m
04:000%-1.3°100%86%24134m
05:000%3.5°100%79%24135m
06:000%9.2°40%56%24134m
07:000%16°40%57%24135m
08:000%22°40%94%24134m
09:000%29°32%100%24135m
10:000%35°32%100%24134m
11:000%40°32%100%24135m
12:000%44°32%100%24135m
13:000%45°32%100%24135m
14:000%45°32%100%14057m
15:000%42°32%100%11151m
16:000%37°32%100%11073m
17:000%31°32%100%11062m
18:000%25°40%100%11063m
19:000%18°40%100%11076m
20:000%12°40%100%11090m
21:000%5.9°32%100%11080m
22:000%0.94°32%100%10084m
23:000%-3.5°32%100%5794m
Sat, May 16
24:000%-6.3°72%100%707m
01:000%-7.4°72%100%528m
02:000%-6.9°72%100%349m
03:000%-4.8°72%100%170m
04:000%-1°72%100%194m
05:000%3.7°72%100%218m
06:000%9.4°72%100%241m
07:000%16°72%100%564m
08:000%22°72%100%887m
09:000%29°72%100%1210m
10:000%35°72%100%1158m
11:000%40°72%100%1107m
12:000%44°72%100%1055m
13:000%46°72%100%3147m
14:000%45°72%100%5240m
15:000%42°72%100%7332m
16:000%38°72%100%7659m
17:000%32°72%100%7986m
18:000%25°72%100%8313m
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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