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

And then it fades . . .

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

Southern Sky

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

Returning light

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

Granite and aurora

The aurora appearing in the still light sky.

A brighter band

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

Emerging Aurora

The northern lights brightening over the hills.

Faint green

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

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

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

Emerging Aurora

The northern lights start to strengthen over Angel Rocks.

Light over the hills

Light over the hills

Brightening over tors

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

Dancing over the valley

The aurora begins to dance of the Chena River Valley.

Northwest view

The band intensified in the northwest sky, expanding southward.