A strong geomagnetic storm carried over into January 20, 2026, producing an intense and rapidly evolving aurora display over the Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska. Within minutes of arriving on...
Northern Lights Alaska – My photo and video blog from some of the nice aurora borealis displays over Alaska
Posted by | January 20, 2026
Last night, a fast coronal mass ejection struck Earth’s magnetosphere, triggering a strong geomagnetic storm and a widespread aurora display. I hadn’t been following space weather closely, but it quickly...
Posted by | March 24, 2024
The next couple of nights might be good times to watch the sky. On March 23, a strong X1.1 flare from 2 sunspots released an associated coronal mass ejection (CME)...
Posted by | February 27, 2023
Beautiful layers of aurora dancing in the moonlight on February 26, 2023 It's safe to say the Sun has been incredibly active the last few weeks. On February 24 and...
Posted by | February 15, 2023
Valentine's Day Aurora - February 14, 2023 Great show with lots of photos of the northern lights from Fairbanks, Alaska and information on potential displays over the next few days!
Posted by | January 15, 2023
One of the 250 photos I took of the aurora borealis on the night of January 14, 2023 On the evening of January 14, 2023, between 9:30 and 10:15 pm...
Posted by | November 29, 2022
Aurora Borealis - November 28-29, 2022 from Fairbanks, Alaska. Photos, stories, and potential up-coming northern lights on my aurora blog.
Posted by | November 11, 2021
I'm always amazed at how fast the seasons change here in Fairbanks. Not just the weather but the daylight. It didn't even get fully dark at night three months ago....
Posted by | October 12, 2021
Aurora dancing in the night sky on October 11, 2021 - Fairbanks, Alaska | Purchase Print On October 9, 2021, a coronal mass ejection (CME) from an associated M1 solar...
Posted by | September 12, 2021
A few photos of a faint aurora and STEVE from Fairbanks, Alaska from the early morning of September 12, 2021.
