Seeing Northern Lights in Alaska
 

Hi. I'm trying to plan a trip, primarily to see the Northern Lights. I've been to various cities in Alaska during the summer (Anchorage, Barrow, Ketchikan) but want to go this time in winter.

If I went to Fairbanks in January, how good would my chances be of seeing the lights?
If I go, I would probably have 3 nights there - given clouds, atmospheric variations, is this enough nights to be reasonably sure of seeing them?

Thanks.

[This message has been edited by Spent_All_My_Miles (edited 10-19-2002).]

Probably but not definitely. You may want to check out the forecasts from time to time to get a general idea of location and type of activity.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi

Thanks, this is a great website!