Comments on: Does Southern Alaska Get The Northern Lights? http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/ Guide for Northern Lights Tour - Aurora Borealis Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glacierwolf http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1019 Glacierwolf Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:10:09 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1019 I am a professional Alaskan nature photographer. You can read or download my 13 page guide to the Alaskan Northern Lights from the News Section of my web site, You will also find links to several official government and university web sites for informaiton and aurora borealis discussions! The Northern Lights are caused by CME's (solar flares) and coronal holes (sunspots). When a coronal hole is pointed at the earth - we get the lights - these can be predicted. The most spectacular northern lights are from CME's and these are not predictable - except for a 4-6 hour notice. Who gets to see the northern lights depends on how large the event is. Back in Nov 2004 we had a CME that was the 3rd largest recorded in history - the lights could be seen as far south as Texas and Hawaii. Generally, Fairbanks is the best place for visiting and having a better chance at seeing them than any other place. If you are too far north during an event - it passes totally over you! Too far south and no show. Fairbanks is just right. Many of the other communities have issues with weather during the winter - with 90% cloud cover each night - many times the lights happen and the residents don't have a clue. Hope this helps! I am a professional Alaskan nature photographer. You can read or download my 13 page guide to the Alaskan Northern Lights from the News Section of my web site, You will also find links to several official government and university web sites for informaiton and aurora borealis discussions!

The Northern Lights are caused by CME’s (solar flares) and coronal holes (sunspots). When a coronal hole is pointed at the earth – we get the lights – these can be predicted. The most spectacular northern lights are from CME’s and these are not predictable – except for a 4-6 hour notice.

Who gets to see the northern lights depends on how large the event is. Back in Nov 2004 we had a CME that was the 3rd largest recorded in history – the lights could be seen as far south as Texas and Hawaii.

Generally, Fairbanks is the best place for visiting and having a better chance at seeing them than any other place. If you are too far north during an event – it passes totally over you! Too far south and no show. Fairbanks is just right. Many of the other communities have issues with weather during the winter – with 90% cloud cover each night – many times the lights happen and the residents don’t have a clue.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Snow B http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Snow B Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:23:30 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1018 We live in Palmer and our favorite place to watch the Northern Lights is out of our living room window! The lights are always out but sometimes clouds, rain, snow, etc., gets in the way and you can't see them. Sometimes on spectacular visiblity nights we bundle up and go out to the nearby farmland and watch them. That way we are away from all man-made lights and we can have a 360 view of the Northern Lights. We live in Palmer and our favorite place to watch the Northern Lights is out of our living room window! The lights are always out but sometimes clouds, rain, snow, etc., gets in the way and you can’t see them. Sometimes on spectacular visiblity nights we bundle up and go out to the nearby farmland and watch them. That way we are away from all man-made lights and we can have a 360 view of the Northern Lights.

]]> By: buck http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 buck Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:17:51 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1017 yes...you can see the nothern lights in all Canada and most of the northern states. yes…you can see the nothern lights in all Canada and most of the northern states.

]]> By: AKpilot http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 AKpilot Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:20:49 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1016 Yes, every part of the state can see "northern lights". Anywhere above the arctic circle in the winter will see them much more often, but even people in Kodiak get a good glimpse every now and then. Yes, every part of the state can see “northern lights”. Anywhere above the arctic circle in the winter will see them much more often, but even people in Kodiak get a good glimpse every now and then.

]]> By: The Italian Guy http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 The Italian Guy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:20:45 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1015 This quirk is actually fairly convenient for would-be aurora watchers. It means that locations in the Fairbanks, Homer, Palmer, Skwentna, and Anchorage Northern Lights were centered on the North Geographic Pole and the Southern Alaska Contrary to popular beliefs seeing the Northern Lights isn't just a matter of heading "north." Can watch at their most dazzling from December to March when nights are longest and the sky darkest This quirk is actually fairly convenient for would-be aurora watchers.

It means that locations in the Fairbanks, Homer, Palmer, Skwentna, and Anchorage Northern Lights were centered on the North Geographic Pole and the Southern Alaska

Contrary to popular beliefs seeing the Northern Lights isn’t just a matter of heading “north.”

Can watch at their most dazzling from December to March when nights are longest and the sky darkest

]]> By: Alexa http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Alexa Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:34:02 +0000 http://northernlightstour.com/400/does-southern-alaska-get-the-northern-lights/#comment-1014 i think you can see the northern lights in central and northern alaska only but im pretty sure its only in the winter i think you can see the northern lights in central and northern alaska only
but im pretty sure its only in the winter

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