Blog: aurora borealis

What is the Aurora Borealis? A Photo Tour of Nature’s Famed Lightshow

02/08/2011

  The Northern Lights The Northern Lights (also known as Aurora Borealis) is a natural phenomenon on bucket lists across the world and is also synonymous with the Alaska experience. While the splendor of the Aurora Borealis truly cannot be described with words, it does at least provide writers with…

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Activity of the Week: The Northern Lights is Back and it’s the Best Show in Town

11/01/2010

Amidst the present Halloween season and impending all-you-can-eat holidays, it’s officially Northern Lights season in Fairbanks. Our resident dancing curtains of light have been making green, red and purple appearances in the increasingly dark nights as low as 40 miles above the earth. While clear skies and darkness are essential…

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