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You must be well north of Fairbanks and clear of any ambient ligting to get the Clear Picture. At least 15 miles outside of Barrow will give you the best visuals.

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The Northern Lights are kind of lights made by Earths magnetic field. They appear at the North pole and South pole.

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Q: Where is the best place to see the northern lights in Alaska?
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Where is the best place in the Continental United States to see the Northern Lights?

Alaska. The Geophysical Institue of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks even have an Aurora Forecaster page on their website. Please see the related link.


What is important about the northern lights to Canada?

Canada is the best place to view it


Where is the best place to watch the aurora borealis?

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What is the best time to observe northern lights in Anchorage Alaska?

The best time for Northern Lights is on a cold, clear night. Go out to the bluff at the airport - or if you are willing to get out of your car and brave the cold for a bit, go up to the Flat Top parking lot!


Where can one find information about how to see the Northern lights?

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Where would be the best place to go in the northern hemisphere to see the northern lights?

The Shetland Isles, or Shetland as it is know there, is a great place to see the Northern Lights, especially on clear frosty nights. Even better might be the northern ends of Norway or Finland.


Where in Alaska can one see the Northern Lights best?

Go as far north as you can get and get as far away from any city lights.Yes and they are a sight to behold.


How often do the northern lights occur?

The Northern Lights occur year round but are only visible when nights are dark. In the locations in which they are best seen, Alaska, Canada, Norway and Finland, they are usually seen from September through April when the nights are long and dark.


When is the best time to see the northern lights?

The best time to see the northern lights is on a cold night.


If you go to Alaska in the winter where is the best place to go hiking skiing fishing and see the northern light?

Its basically an opinion... I think it juneau is a great place


Does the northern lights shine in the North Pole?

Sometimes. However, the best places to see the Aurora Borealis (the "northern lights") is in Finland and northern Scandinavia. Northern Canada is good, too, but fewer people live that far north in Canada. The website spaceweather.com is one of the best sources for photos of and information about the northern lights.


Where is the best place to see the aurora borealis and how would I go about planning a trip?

Probably the best civilized place would be somewhere up in northern Alaska. You can probably book a flight and a hotel in any city up there.