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Tag - Northern Lights

A Snow Globe Solstice

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 by Explore Fairbanks

Like a Trip Inside a Snow Globe During Winter Season, November through March, Fairbanks is like a trip inside a snow globe. The landscape, reminiscent of a holiday card, is transformed by a thick...

Look to the heavens in September and October as they are excellent months to view the aurora in Fairbanks. The mild temperatures make it particularly alluring and during this time period, you can...

(photo by Frank Stelges/Aurora Bear Photography School) The Moon will influence more than ocean tides on Sunday, January 20, when it draws millions of people to the Western Hemisphere’s night sky to...

Photo by Amy Johnson/amyjacqjohnson December 21, Winter Solstice, is a celebrated day in the far north. Locals watch as the low-hanging winter sun briefly rises, clings to the horizon and sets a mere...

It’s late August and that means we can once again witness the wonder of waving colors up above --- Aurora Season officially kicks off August 21 st ! When the skies are dark enough (August 21 to April...

Traveling to Fairbanks to view the northern lights is a popular activity, especially during Aurora Season August 21 – April 21. In fact, if visitors travel here and have a minimum of three nights...

The sun makes its way across the Alaska Range during Winter Solstice 2012. Photo: Todd Paris courtesy of University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, a community in the middle of Alaska less than 140...

Stay up late, bundle up and gaze upward to witness one of the best, most exciting natural phenomena known to mankind! ...