The Aurora

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	(Photo by David Fritts)

Regular forecasts of auroral activity over Alaska (and the northern hemisphere) are available here while the nights are dark enough to observe aurora (approximately September through April.) For reports of aurora sightings, visit the Auroral Activity Observation Network web page maintained by the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch.

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General information about the aurora...including some for younger explorers and an annotated bibliography.
Alaska Science Forum articles about the aurora.
The Auroral Color Television Project videos.
Poker Flat Research Range: auroral research and recent auroral animations.

Questions about the auroral forecasts can be directed to the Geophysical Institute Information Officer Kathy Berry (fygipub@aurora.alaska.edu). If you have questions or comments about these web pages, please send e-mail to Don Rice.

The Aurora

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Modified 19 August 1999 by ddr.