Hatcher Pass Road out of Willow

sue.t wrote:
Northern lights are unpredictable. Might be there for 10 minutes, then gone. Then back hours later for a while, then gone. Might not be around for weeks, then back for a few nights.

Best viewed when it is very dark. Thus, the lights are not usually seen in summer months - there is too much daylight through the night. The lights might be there but it is too light out to see them. In winter, even a bright full moon can muss the viewing.

During the winter, many people stay up through the night waiting to see a glimpse of the lights.

November 2012 I took the dogs out for a bedtime pee and had to run back in to get my camera. An amazing display was underway, apparently prompted by a solar storm of some sort. In this shot it appears a massive butterfly is taking flight ...