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The Aurora Borealis isn't easy to shoot in all its glory. Nor are swimming humpback whales with all their grace. When you can get them together, it's nothing short of magic.

This footage of a pod of humpback whales swimming and hunting under the Northern lights off the coast of Kvaløya (Whale Island) near the city of Tromsø in Norway was released by Norwegian Public Broadcasting recently.

It was shot by the channel's photographer Harald Albrigsten, who saw the whales while testing photographic equipment that could work under very dark conditions. Albrigtsen said of the encounter, "I suddenly came across a group of humpback whales that were playing in the Northern Lights. I went back the next day to see if I could come closer." He had almost given up when the whales showed up again.

Albrigsten believes the new video technology could be revolutionary for aurora shooting. When he was filming this he wasn't sure if everything was in focus. This is a breakthrough in aurora photography circles since capturing whales under the northern lights is extremely rare.

Albrigsten had earlier shot reindeer grazing under the northern lights. In his free time he shoots the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights and has taken some of the most stunning pictures and visuals of the phenomenon.