Just how often IS aurora seen from the Fairbanks Alaska area?

Let me explain about the aurora being there EVERY NIGHT, every night of the year!

  • The weather cooperates, the sky is clear or somewhat clear
  • You are awake
  • You are away from light pollution and your eyes are adjusted to the dark
  • Trees or terrain isn’t blocking a low view
  • the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) is in alignment
  • It needs to be dark or somewhat dark



If you see of list of “best spots”, it is most likely marketing tourism, or someone made a list and they are not well versed with space weather, or have no actual experience with aurora watching.

Pictured is Ovation, 30 minute forecast, with the aurora oval showing in green (or yellow or red). This is a live depiction of the data and not a satellite image of the aurora oval.


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