Patty Winter wrote:
> In article ,
> Brian K wrote:
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>>Fairbanks would have to much urban background light to make viewing
>>possible. Why not split your vacation between Whitehorse and someplace
>>with more things to do? Spend 3 nights in Whitehorse viewing the Aurora
>>and then 3 or 4 more in a larger city.
>
>
> That sounds like a good recommendation. Another option to Whitehorse
> could be the Denali National Park area in Alaska. There are things
> to do, but it's also dark enough to see aurorae. And I know that
> some hotels in Alaska (e.g. the Denali Princess where I stayed)
> offer aurora wake-up calls.
>
> Oh, I also saw some aurorae when I was at Glacier Bay Lodge. Again,
> a place with plenty of dark skies, but also lots to do during the
> days.
How sure is one that there would be an aurora within a 3-4 day period?
I don't have any experience at latitudes that high but to the best of my
knowledge aurora is not an every-day phenomonon.
Whitehorse (19058) isn't that much smaller than Fairbanks (30224), would
there be that much of a difference in background light?
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