Morgan Krakow is a general assignment reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. “With (coronal mass ejections), we get such bright aurora, that some of the colors that our eyes don’t see well, are now bright enough for us to see by eye, and will show up as really bright in camera images,” Hampton said over email. Plus, given the time of year, there might a blue cast if the aurora is seen early at night. If it’s really active, pinks and reds might also be visible. The aurora’s various colors may be more visible over the next few days, including deep reds above the green arc. The especially good aurora forecast is thanks to gusts of solar wind - known as coronal mass ejections - heading toward Earth, according to Don Hampton, research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. TxorAisfCY- Don Moore March 31, 2022Īfter Wednesday, cloudy skies are expected to stick around Southcentral Alaska for a few days, possibly spoiling viewing plans for later in the week. She did! Aurora with the Matanuska Glacier photograph is accomplished. It’s when the nights are dark enough to see the aurora and also when the guided northern lights tours are available.
I wondered if she would show in full force. The best time to see aurora borealis in Iceland is between September and April. It was slow and a long buildup of the aurora. However, it does need to be dark enough at night to be able to see the northern lights, and in Alaska the Aurora Season runs. I set out the night to get the aurora with Matanuska Glacier after a several hour drive. Alaska’s Arctic is one of the best places in the world to view the Aurora Borealis due to the combination of our location directly beneath the Auroral Oval and unique geography that encourages stable, clear weather.