NASA shared an incredible image of an aurora that was shaped like a huge dragon charging across the sky earlier this month.
The space agency posted the photo as part of its Astronomy Picture of the Day, where a photo or an image captured on camera from the universe is featured.
The dragon-shaped aurora was captured by Jingyi Zhang and Wang Zheng in Iceland, according to NASA. The space agency said the display was so mesmerizing, the photographer’s mother ran outside to see and was captured in the foreground of the photo.
Auroras can appear in many colors but green and pink are the most common. Moreover, the lights appear in many forms such as in patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky.
NASA said the amount of auroral activity occurring this month is unusual due to the lack of sunspots appearing on the sun.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has an aurora forecast model that shows the intensity and location of the aurora predicted. The agency says the probability of the forecast is based on current solar wind conditions.
According to the Northern Lights Center, the best places to watch the lights in North America are in the northwestern parts of Canada like Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Alaska. They can also be observed over the southern tip of Greenland and Iceland, the northern coast of Norway and over the coastal waters north of Siberia.