How The Grinch Stole The Northern Lights: Festive Grumpy Face Appears In The Sky

Christmas is coming and that unfortunately means the Grinch is here to steal it - as this picture clearly demonstrates.

The unmistakeable green and grumpy face of the Grinch - made famous in the Dr Seuss stories - can be seen ominously staring down from the sky.

The uncanny likeness is actually a formation in the Northern Lights, and was captured by meteorologist Graeme Whipps on a recent trip to Iceland.

And the 52-year-old from Inverurie, Scotland, didn’t even notice the face shape until he got home.

He explained: “I’d had a disappointing evening as it was a cloudy sky.

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"But I woke at around 3am to look out of my hotel window and see a beautiful green night sky.

"I spent around four hours taking photographs and it wasn’t until looking at them afterwards that my wife noticed a face in the picture.”

He added: "You can see how people of ancient times thought the Northern Lights were Gods looking down on them.

"It’s quite a scary-looking image.”

The Grinch first appeared in the 1957 Christmas story ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ and was played by Jim Carrey in the film adaptation.

Top pic: SWNS