This live camera captures real-time views of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) from Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the most reliable locations in the world for observing auroral activity. Positioned to face the northern sky, the camera monitors changing sky conditions across Alaska’s interior.

Auroras occur when charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field, producing visible waves of green, purple, and red light. In Fairbanks, auroral activity is most common from late August to early April, during late evening and early morning hours when skies are clear.

Did You Know? During strong solar storms, the Northern Lights over Fairbanks can move so fast they ripple across the sky in seconds. Locals sometimes call these intense displays “aurora substorms,” where curtains of green and purple light suddenly explode overhead like a cosmic fireworks show.

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