Alaska Photo Treks offers one of the best ways to see the northern lights in Anchorage – and you'll even learn how best to photograph the aurora, which can be a challenge to capture digitally or ...

Key Background The northern lights will likely be increasingly visible throughout the U.S. after a “solar maximum” was achieved on the sun’s surface in October 2024, according to NOAA and NASA.

NOAA projected Sunday’s northern lights will have a Kp index of three—on a scale of nine—which means the aurora borealis will “become brighter” than usual as it moves away from the poles.

Viewers in Fairbanks, Alaska captured the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, on video Sunday, showing vibrant green colors rippling across the sky.