Timelapse: Incredible Northern Lights from the Arctic Circle

By Nancy Atkinson - December 13, 2012 at 5:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Shot from the Arctic Circle in Canada, this beautiful display of the Aurora Borealis will put you in the holiday mood (I'm sure Santa's workshop is just beyond one of those mountains in the background!) National Geographic photographer

Mike Theiss

said the northern lights started around 11:30pm and continued on until around 3am. "The lights were dancing, rolling and twisting and at times looked like they were close enough to touch," he said.

Just beautiful.

Read more about his Arctic Circle adventure

here.