--- title: Watch The Northern Lights Turn A Spectacular Green for St. Paddy's Day description: From Iceland's Faroe Islands canonical: https://time.com/3748066/watch-the-northern-lights-turn-a-spectacular-green-for-st-paddys-day/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-17T21:27:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T15:11:02.000Z og:title: Watch Northern Lights Turn Green for St. Paddy's Day og:description: Live from Iceland's Faroe Islands og:url: https://time.com/3748066/watch-the-northern-lights-turn-a-spectacular-green-for-st-paddys-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf775997d34f2f481/69878405e53aba36064d81d8/northern-lights.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis, shining bright over a forest in Murmansk region, on March 14, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Northern Lights Turn Green for St. Paddy's Day twitter:description: Live from Iceland's Faroe Islands twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf775997d34f2f481/69878405e53aba36064d81d8/northern-lights.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the Northern Lights Turn a Spectacular Green for St. Paddy's Day by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:11 PM UTCPublished: Mar 17, 2015 9:27 PM UTC  The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis, shining bright over a forest in Murmansk region, on March 14, 2015. The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis, shining bright over a forest in Murmansk region, on March 14, 2015.Fedoseyev Lev—ITAR-TASS by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:11 PM UTCPublished: Mar 17, 2015 9:27 PM UTC To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, astronomers from the [Slooh expedition team](http://main.slooh.com/) will venture out to Iceland’s Faroe Islands to stream the Northern Lights turning a mesmerizing shade of emerald green. The natural light show will begin at 6 p.m. EST and Twitter users are asked to send in questions with the hashtag [#SloohAurora](https://twitter.com/hashtag/sloohaurora?src=hash). ### See the 9 Most Breathtaking Photos of the Northern Lights  The Northern Lights are seen over Usk Reservoir at the Brecon Beacons, Wales, on March 17, 2015. Polly Thomas—Rex USA  The Northern Lights near Salgotarjan, Hungary, on March 18, 2015. Peter Komka—EPA  The Northern Lights over Grimersta Lodge on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis on March 18, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights above the Staffordshire moorlands in England on March 17, 2015. Michael Scott—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides in the early hours of March 18, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) are seen on the sky above Pilisszentkereszt, Hungary, on March 18, 2015. Balazs Mohai—EPA  The Northern Lights over the Callanish Stones, Grimersta and Shawbost on Lewis and Harris hills on March 17, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over the Callanish Stones, Grimersta and Shawbost on Lewis and Harris hills on March 17, 2015. Sandie Maciver—Demotix/Corbis  The Northern Lights over a country road near Lietzen in Maerkisch-Oderland, Germany, on March 17, 2015. 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