Back to Main Find a Business Known as the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, the aurora is a natural display of light in the sky that can be seen at night with the unaided eye. Auroras are the most visible effect on the sun's activity on the earth's atmosphere.
Most auroras occur in the far northern and southern latitudes.
They appear chiefly as arcs, clouds and streaks. Some auroras move, brighten or flicker suddenly. The most common color in an aurora is green. However, displays that occur extremely high in the sky may be red or purple. Copyrighted 1998 - 2001 Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.