Northern Lights in August!


   In my Alaska experience I've only ever seen the Aurora Borealis in late April or September. Those months are the very beginning and the very ending of our Alaska cruising season. My boat this year is running British Columbia trips in those months and Alaska only from late May to late August. So I had accepted the fact that I wouldn't see the northern lights this year. But here you go, northern lights in early August!

     This was at 12:30 in the morning when the sky is at its darkest. During the peak of the summer season it is still too light to see the northern lights even at this hour. But each day gets a little shorter so if everything works out...a solar storm, no clouds, a dark night....and Aurora that reaches this far south...then the impossible suddenly become possible. Thankfully we have someone up 24hrs a day on the boat to keep everyone safe...and to make sure we don't miss anything like this!

 Check out all my other encounters with the famous Aurora Borealis, aka. Northern Lights, on my past Alaska trips.

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  1. RobertOctober 2, 2019 at 2:40 AM

    Aug-Sept is the best time for viewing northern lights. So, Plan a trip to see the northern lights

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  2. UnknownFebruary 7, 2020 at 2:23 AM

    Thanks for sharing these photography tips. It was very useful in my Alaska northern lights tours.

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  3. unknownSeptember 7, 2020 at 2:48 AM

    Very nice and thanks for sharing your experience. To see northern lights and to enjoy Northern Lights Adventure plan your trip now.

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