Photo: Johan Vilhelm LöfgrenThe Local · 31 Aug 2016, 13:53Published: 31 Aug 2016 13:50 GMT+02:00Updated: 31 Aug 2016 13:53 GMT+02:00Hobby photographer Johan Vilhelm Löfgren headed out to snap the Northern Lights, but instead got the celestial surprise of his life. A Facebook group he follows informed the frequent aurora snapper of the slight possibility of a sighting on Tuesday evening. His camera was already facing north to capture the northern lights and he just happened to press the button at the ideal moment. “I was overjoyed when I realized I had got the picture.”He added that the shooting star had “flashed and sparkled in the sky” just after the photo was taken. Story continues below…Earlier this month The Local spoke to Chad Blakley, an American photographer who specializes in the Northern Lights, about the transformational effect of the dazzling light show.

Source: The Local August 31, 2016 12:02 UTC