Aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light, configured for being arranged in a rotatable horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft and for being oriented towards a vertical stabilizer of the aircraft for illuminating the vertical stabilizer, comprising: a LED group, comprising a plurality of LEDs, an optical system, comprising at least one optical element (8, 9), the optical system being associated with the LED group for shaping a light output from the light emitted by the LED group, an image generator able to capture images, arranged within the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light for being oriented towards the vertical stabilizer, the image generator being configured to provide image data of the vertical stabilizer, and a controller, coupled to the image generator for receiving the image data, wherein the controller is configured to operate the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light in a plurality of operating modes, with different sets of the plurality of LEDs being switched on in the plurality of operating modes and with different light outputs (120, 130, 140, 146) being emitted by the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light in the plurality of operating modes, wherein the controller is configured to select a particular operating mode in response to the image data received; wherein the controller comprises an object detection unit configured to perform edge detection on the image data received and configured to detect at least one object in the image data received; wherein the object detection unit is configured to detect a rotation angle indication (α) from the detected at least one object, the rotation angle indication (α) indicating a rotation angle of the rotatable horizontal stabilizer; and wherein the controller is configured to select the particular operating mode in response to the rotation angle indication (α). a LED group, comprising a plurality of LEDs, an optical system, comprising at least one optical element (8, 9), the optical system being associated with the LED group for shaping a light output from the light emitted by the LED group, an image generator able to capture images, arranged within the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light for being oriented towards the vertical stabilizer, the image generator being configured to provide image data of the vertical stabilizer, and a controller, coupled to the image generator for receiving the image data, wherein the controller is configured to operate the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light in a plurality of operating modes, with different sets of the plurality of LEDs being switched on in the plurality of operating modes and with different light outputs (120, 130, 140, 146) being emitted by the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light in the plurality of operating modes, wherein the controller is configured to select a particular operating mode in response to the image data received; wherein the controller comprises an object detection unit configured to perform edge detection on the image data received and configured to detect at least one object in the image data received; wherein the object detection unit is configured to detect a rotation angle indication (α) from the detected at least one object, the rotation angle indication (α) indicating a rotation angle of the rotatable horizontal stabilizer; and wherein the controller is configured to select the particular operating mode in response to the rotation angle indication (α).