These 9 Photos Of Alaska At Night Are Unbelievably Beautiful
Casea Peterson
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These 10 pictures capture the darker side of our state, Alaska at night. Only, there isn’t anything eerie or dark about these pictures at all. All these captured photos of the Alaska nighttime seem to glow with a beauty you can’t find just anywhere … or maybe that’s just the Northern Lights in the background. With the Alaska dark season, it’s easy to find the beauty in the night sky. Without further ado, please enjoy these nine spectacular shots of Alaska at night!
1. The Aurora over a home in Fairbanks.
2. Night falling on Juneau.
3. The Northern Lights waving goodbye to planes leaving Alaska.
4. The night sky over the Gold Mint Glacier Trail.
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5. The annual fireworks show over Alyeska Resort in Girdwood.
6. The moon glowing through dancing snowflakes and spruce bows.
7. Even Campbell Airstrip Road looks good in the glowing moonlight.
8. The moon glowing down.
9. The Northern Lights dancing across the sky in Fairbanks.
So, what do you think of the Alaska dark season? Which is your favorite of these photos of Alaska at night? We’re partial to the Northern Lights shots! If there are photos you love that you didn’t see on this list, share them with us! For even more stunning footage of the Alaska night sky, watch the video compilation below:
Alaska nighttime photos aren’t the only state pictures that are sure to stun. Need some convincing? Then, check out these photos when the sun made Alaska the most beautiful place on Earth.
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Alaska At Night
How long does it stay dark in Alaska?
This varies throughout the seasons and depends on your location in Alaska. Alaska is famous for being the “land of the midnight sun,” but the converse is true in the wintertime. Although our northernmost cities can enjoy 24 hours of uninterrupted daylight in the summertime, the wintertime is filled with as many hours of darkness. In places like Utqiagvik, they enjoy 80 straight days of daylight in the summer months and 67 days of darkness in the winter months. The largest city in Alaska, Anchorage, enjoys 19 hours of daylight on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. On the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year, Anchorage will only receive 5 hours and 27 minutes of daylight.
Why is Alaska dark for 6 months of the year?
Alaska is not actually dark for six months of the year, even in our northern cities. The entire state experiences varying hours of sunlight and darkness all year long. The long, dark hours of the winter season are due to Alaska’s location on the globe. Because Alaska sits close to the North Pole, when we hit the winter season, the tilt of the Earth’s axis creates an environment of long, dark nights as we tilt away from the sun. While Alaska is not technically “night” for six months, we do get longer and longer hours of darkness until we hit winter solstice, usually around December 21st. Then the days grow longer until we hit summer solstice, around June 21st.