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awesommazing OP t1_jahl6jx wrote

Reply to comment by SJSUCORGIS in Northern lights outside Anchorage, AK last sunday night [OC] (3024x4032) by awesommazing

Thanks! Taken with an iphone 11. They were so vivid that night

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akcoder t1_jai8v0u wrote

I fell asleep and missed them. This pic looks like ER area?

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awesommazing OP t1_jaj7oo5 wrote

What’s ER area? This was driving down Seward Hwy

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akcoder t1_jaj90pe wrote

Eagle River. With just the very top of the mountain in the background I thought it might have been at Baldy. But now that you mention the Seward hwy, I can totally picture the mtns in the mchugh creek/Indian area as the backdrop.

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Frame_Farmer t1_jalutln wrote

arrived in Alaska for first time Sunday afternoon and was at Baldy Sunday night and the deep red was nestled between waves of this pink and green was visible to the naked eye and every bit as rich as this picture shows. I was unaware these deep hues and/or this intensity were even available to the naked eye but the activity on Sunday evening was...🥲. Thanks for this!

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akcoder t1_jamkakt wrote

Normally it’s mainly greens that you’ll see. During times of higher geomagnetic activity is when the reds come out. I’m glad you enjoyed the show!

Hatchers pass is where a lot of people go to see/take pictures of the aurora. The light pollution there is minimal.

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ravendarklord76 t1_jal85f8 wrote

McHugh was for sure what I was thinking too. The whole arm is killer for photos for those not in the know.

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Prestigious_Ask3508 t1_jalut4j wrote

This was actually taken at 11. I thought it was a professional astronomical telescope!

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