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An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
The United States Congress established the Geophysical Institute with an act approved on July 31, 1946, to study the aurora borealis, after auroral activity disrupted military communications during World War II. The funds from Congress were used to build the Geophysical Institute's main structure, which was finished in 1950.
The Northern Light (college newspaper), of the University of Alaska Anchorage; The Northern Light, a weekly newspaper; The Northern Light, by A. J. Cronin, 1958; The Northern Lights, a 1991 novel by Howard Norman; The Northern Lights, a 2002 biography of Kristian Birkeland by Lucy Jago
Think Scandinavia, Iceland, Finland, the far north in Alaska. ... says that the optimal viewing time is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time. ... a list of states where the aurora borealis will ...
The “Aurora Borealis” also known as The Northern lights are expected to shine over the U.S. as geomagnetic activity driven by solar coronal holes will lead to an explosion of color in the sky ...
The aurora will be visible over much of Canada and Alaska, but the northern lights can also be seen from as far as 620 miles away if the conditions are right, NOAA says.
Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the founding campus of the University of Alaska system, established in 1917. Fairbanks International Airport is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the central business district of the city; Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States with regularly scheduled non-stop ...
According to NOAA’s experimental aurora dashboard, the storm was expected to produce Northern Lights on Thursday night. “The best time to see is plus or minus a few hours around local midnight.