Nature's Strangest Phenomenon

Chasing, photographing, and attempting to understand the magic of the Aurora Borealis in Iceland. What are the Northern Lights?

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0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Sponsor
2:44- What are the Northern Lights?
7:28 - Outro

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[drewsimms]

Love this one man. Your story telling gets better and better!

[ALaughingWolf]

That outro with Claire De Lune really gave me goosebumps dude, it’s such a fitting song for the mystique and beauty of it, the raw emotion and beauty the Northern Lights has. These videos are criminally underrated, they deserve just as many views as your others.

[editingwithsoiiy]

Hi I am your big fan and I am from India 🇮🇳

[b.s.adventures]

Grew up with theses.
So many mornings while waiting for the school bus.
Later in life, on many morning commutes to work.
Always was in awe.
Moved away in 1999

[Zac_Cole]

Your content is great. The story telling is so chill but inspiring. Auroras are probably the most beautiful defense system i have ever seen.

[WhyDoYouNeedNo]

I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and would see these every winter. When I was little, I thought they were normal things to see, that they were everywhere. I definitely miss seeing them now that I've moved away. This video was beautiful, and I agree, the science behind the Auroras is interesting, but it just makes them more magical.

[orionkelly]

This is top-their content, a shame YouTube hasn’t been recommending them till now

[LennonMapes]

Man one after another it just keeps getting better. This one left me with chills! Outstanding work Aidin. You might have just made me buy a ticket to Iceland haha

[ZachMayfield]

This is absolutely beautiful man. I have mad respect for the amount of effort that goes into your videos. The graphics, research, writing, all top notch man.

[Waterboyofsuperman]

Almost mystical in your conclusions with the merging of beauty and science. Really well done.

[Roatanlovafmplliiiak]

I love finding the thoughtful, intelligent and creative people. Thanks for sharing your gifts.

[PlayNowWorkLater]

Really great footage of the Aurora. Speaking as someone who’s tried several times, and I have a lot of access to them, living in Northern Canada, I’ve never been able to catch it on film like you have. Very well done. Most even have a tough time with a camera as you need to have the aperture open fairly wide and long to really capture it. That must have been very special for you to be able to be there and see it, let alone capture it and share it with us

[sitiesito]

PBS needs to hire you for a science series. I'm really enjoying these videos, both for the science content, and for the visuals and storytelling

[YouGuessFilms]

Love you from Nepal. You are my great inspiration and I am your great fan.

[usamabinmuzaffar]

Just don't know what to expect from your next video. Awesome one again.

[KrisLuckPhoto]

great vid! As a pro aurora chaser/photographer in Alaska, I appreciate your story behind them! For anyone chasing the aurora, the most IMPORTANT number to look at in aurora data is the bZ. The more negative (-)bZ the better the chance of seeing them. (i.e -4 bZ is decent depending how far north you are, -14bZ is REALLY good)

[TheHoppingYatri]

It was such an engrossing video I didn't realise when it finished. The skills Aidin has are incredible

[dfiori]

Another beautiful video! Well done! These videos deserve view counts deep into the millions

[dejagerph]

As a Northern Lights lover I want to thank you for this beautiful video!

[REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Wonderful story. Cool sounds. Thank you for sharing wonderful video. ✌️