Northern lights of Alaska
Leon Unruh from Alaska.com written an interesting article about aurora borealis: the northern lights of Alaska. He mentioned about northern lights over Fairbanks and forecasting the aurora
“the aurora borealis lights up the sky in a colorful display above Eagle River. The aurora is active all year but can only be seen when the Alaska night sky is dark enough — generally from late August through early April “
Evan R. Steinhauser / Anchorage Daily News
Many Anchorage aurora fans drive north during the winter in search of brighter and more colorful lights, sometimes ending up in Talkeetna at the foothills of the Alaska Range.
Hotels and lodges near Fairbanks offer winter packages for travelers who want to increase their chance of seeing the aurora.
Because Fairbanks is closer to the highly active area over the arctic and because the Fairbanks’ winter nights are longer than they are to the south, the light show is often much brighter and reliable over Fairbanks than over Anchorage.
“The northern lights shine above Pioneer Peak south of Palmer in Southcentral Alaska. Such brilliant red aurora’s are a rare treat. “
(Stephen Nowers / Anchorage Daily News)
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