A group of tourists in Iceland. Sigga Ella for The New York Times

My colleague Amelia Nierenberg went to Iceland to see the aurora borealis. To tourists, it might seem like the northern lights dance across Iceland’s sky every night. But as she pounded the pavement with her eyes on the stars, she found that the light show can be elusive.

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