By Yuan Ren For Mailonline
Published: 14:41 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 08:33 GMT, 21 February 2019
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A bright green dragon emerging from a stunning display of the Northern Lights has been captured in a beautiful photograph taken in Iceland.
The image, shared online by NASA, shows the photographer's mother standing on snow-covered ground looking up at the mythological creature.
The fluorescent green light seems to depict the entire body of a dragon that expands to fill the sky, with its wings fanning out on either side.
The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are created by electrically charged particles from the sun hitting the Earth's atmosphere.
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A bright green dragon emerging from a stunning display of the Northern Lights has been captured in a beautiful photograph taken in Iceland. The image, shared online by NASA, shows the photographer's mother standing on snow-covered ground looking up at the mythological creature (pictured)
The dragon's 'head' can be seen facing to the left.The distinct jagged contour of its head, mouth and tongue are distinctly outlined at the top.
A purple hue helps crown the contour of the creature's head with a tongue emerging from its mouth.