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Are there northern lights in alaska in may.
The real trick is finding clear skies.
The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
The northern lights may be visible in wisconsin monday night but you ll have to get away from city lights some wisconsinites may be able to see the northern lights monday night especially those.
Here in alaska we are fortunate to see the northern lights often once the skies are dark enough in the fall and continuing through spring.
Alaska northern lights.
Auroras may occur even more often in and beyond the brooks range bettles coldfoot wiseman fort yukon deadhorse prudhoe bay and utqiaġvik formerly known as barrow.
The aurora borealis also known as the northern lights is a natural light display usually seen in high latitude areas norway iceland alaska and northern canada are among destinations known.
It may be cold in winter.
Winter is the best time of year to visit alaska and see the northern lights.
The northern lights or aurora borealis is one of the most amazing things to do in alaska.
Polar lights appear in the skies when charged solar particles interact with the atmosphere.
From november through march you can expect snow and cold dark winter nights that get longer approaching the winter solstice on december 21st.
Each year the fur rendezvous festival and iditarod race offer.
Alaska s northern lights season is between mid september and late april peaking in march though it s a season defined more by its long dark nights than by solar activity.
In fact the area of interior alaska from denali north to fairbanks and fort yukon is perhaps the best place on earth to watch the aurora.
While the longest nights occur around the solstice february is an ideal time to visit alaska in the winter.
The celestial show typically comes in a swirling array of green while the most intense aurora gets a purple edge.