Green Aurora Reflects in Winter Lagoon Sapporo

Vivid emerald ribbons of the aurora borealis stretch across a dark winter sky above a glacial lagoon near Sapporo. Thick mist hangs low over the water, softening the edges of floating ice chunks that drift in the stillness. The lagoon surface mirrors the green light, creating a seamless vertical symmetry between the sky and the dark water. Rim light outlines the jagged ice formations against the deep shadow of the alpine saddle. Snow blankets the foreground in a heavy, undisturbed layer, while the cold air remains suspended in the mist. A sharp edge of blue ice catches the faint glow at the water's surface.