Seeing Northern Lights in Alaska
Oct 19, 2002 | 6:05 pm
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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).]
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).]
Oct 22, 2002 | 10:26 pm
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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
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi
Oct 24, 2002 | 9:06 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Eastbay1K:
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</font>
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</font>
Thanks, this is a great website!