Beautiful Phoenix Snapped In Stunning Northern Lights Image

Stunning and dramatic photos of the aurora borealis over Iceland appear to have captured a giant phoenix with outstretched wings.

Snapped by photographer Hallgrimur P. Helgason, the incredible light show wowed stargazers in Kaldársel, Iceland.

When the outline of the mythical creature materialised in the sky about an hour after Hallgrimur began photographing the lights, he couldn’t believe it.

He said: “It’s really a thrill shooting the aurora, especially when they are so playful like they were that night.

"I have to admit that I always get an adrenalin kick when the lights burst out like that – that particular shot was the top one of the night."

Hallgrimur uses a camera and tripod to photograph the lights and advises snapping in the dark away from city light pollution and never using a flash.

He said that the Northern Lights were mainly showing in green and yellow colours when he was shooting that night but also sported red and blue suggesting that the aurora was strong.