aurora borealis

Rain and more rain

Aurora season started a couple weeks ago, as it gets dark at night now, although very briefly. As we get closer to September, the far north becomes more and more dark at night. The aurora has been present, but it has been so cloudy and rainy in both Fairbanks and Anchorage, that we only saw…

Auroras tonight!

High solar winds and great data! Auroras are being seen across the northern states and much of Canada where it is clear! Alaska is seeing aurora at 8pm and expect lights all night long. Fairbanks is cloudy at 8pm. Anchorage is seeing lights. Solar Wind Speed: 631 km/sec Bt 5 nT, Bz -4 nT Kp…