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  1. 2021
  2. April

2021-04-25

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  • Midnight Light

    Midnight Light

    Still daylight on the horizon at Angel Rocks. Today marks the end of Astronomical Twilight for Fairbanks, Alaska. For the next month, Nautical Twilight will be the darkest it gets, with only the brightest stars visible. The Sun dipping no lower than 6 degrees below the horizon.

  • A light appears

    A light appears

    A narrow band of aurora appears in the northern sky at Angel Rocks

  • And then it fades . . .

    And then it fades . . .

    The initial band didn't stay long. It quickly faded into the twilight

  • Southern Sky

    Southern Sky

    The sky to the south was darker and the aurora still visible.

  • Returning light

    Returning light

    The aurora returns to the northern sky, this time as multiple wider bands.

  • Granite and aurora

    Granite and aurora

    The aurora appearing in the still light sky.

  • A brighter band

    A brighter band

    The northern lights appear quite a bit brighter early on in the darker, southern sky.

  • Emerging Aurora

    Emerging Aurora

    The northern lights brightening over the hills.

  • Faint green

    Faint green

    Barely visible aurora in the twilight sky. Angel Rocks, Alaska.

  • Activity over the Hill

    Activity over the Hill

    A new band starts to emerge and brighten. Some subtle low-altitude pinks start to show on the underside.

  • Spreading Aurora

    Spreading Aurora

    The aurora starts to spread out over the sky some bright bands and loops appear over the hills.

  • Emerging Aurora

    Emerging Aurora

    The northern lights start to strengthen over Angel Rocks.

  • Light over the hills

    Light over the hills

  • Light over the hills

    Light over the hills

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  • Brightening over tors

    Brightening over tors

    Northern lights start to brighten and widen in the southeast over the tors of Angel Rocks

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  • Dancing over the valley

    Dancing over the valley

    The aurora begins to dance of the Chena River Valley.

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  • Northwest view

    Northwest view

    The band intensified in the northwest sky, expanding southward.

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    Southern Sky
    Returning light
    Granite and aurora