Aurora Borealis while on LH424

On my recent trip to Boston I needed to make an extra leg through Munich. Initially nothing to be happy about, but it turned out that the flight took an unusual route way north of the general course. It took us above Iceland and Greenland, a course generally only followed by flights to the US west coast.

LH424 Route (Screenshot from FlightAware)
LH424 Route (Screenshot from FlightAware)
LH424 Standard Route (Screenshot from FlightAware)
LH424 Standard Route (Screenshot from FlightAware)

Pretty exciting for everyone having a window seat on the righthand (northern) side of the plane including me. Instead of a several hour lasting sunset we were accompanied by the spectacular aurora borealis for about four hours. Inflight entertainment deluxe.

Aurora Borealis above Iceland
Aurora Borealis above Iceland

The photo quality isn’t quite what I wanted it to be. I needed to shoot with high ISO since I had only one hand available; with the other one I held a blanket to diminish the cabin light and thus the reflections in the airplane window.

Aurora Borealis above Labrador Sea
Aurora Borealis above Labrador Sea

The photo also nicely shows Ursa Major (a.k.a. the Big Dipper), Boötes and Corona Borealis. Can you spot them?