Aurora borealis displays February 19-21 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Geomagnetic storms sparked from a fast solar wind from a coronal hole have provided us with great northern lights!
Northern Lights Alaska – My photo and video blog from some of the nice aurora borealis displays over Alaska
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