He said: ‘I can’t describe with words what I feel when I see the Northern lights, but in my opinion it is the most amazing phenomenon we can witness.
‘I wish everybody could see it at least once in their life.
Hidden face: The green stretch of light could be confused for a cosmic invasion as it bizarrely resembles the face of the space creature
Snapped: Landscape photographer Iurie Belegurschi captured the sighting by chance in the spectacular Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland
‘I didn’t see the alien face during shooting, but when I came home I checked my photographs on the computer and I saw it! It’s unbelievable, I couldn’t believe my eyes.’
The 29-year-old native Moldovan used a Canon 5D Mark III to shoot the spectacle.
Self-taught Iurie moved to Iceland in 2006 to follow his biggest passion, the Northern Lights.
He is now waiting for the solar max in 2013-2014 to capture more aurora activity.
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