Lunar Eclipse & Aurora Borealis: Wide Views from Alaska
Astrophotographer Ayumi Yaegashi Bakken: ". . . more photos from the total lunar eclipse with the aurora near Coldfoot-Wiseman, Alaska. The sky was totally clear, and the aurora band showed up much earlier than the lunar eclipse. One incredible moment that occurred after 20-30 minutes from total eclipse was when the bright green band moved over the blood Moon. My cameras and my hands were cold enough to get frozen almost, but I will never forget this night."
Lunar eclipses occur at the full Moon phase. When Earth is positioned precisely between the Moon and Sun, Earth’s shadow falls upon the surface of the Moon, dimming it and sometimes turning the lunar surface a striking red over the course of a few hours. Each lunar eclipse is visible from half of Earth.
Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses/
Also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun and Earth called space weather. When energetic particles from space collide with atoms and molecules in the atmosphere, they can cause the colorful glow that we call auroras.
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/auroras/
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state in the United States. It borders the Canadian territory of the Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border in the Bering Strait with Russia. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north, and the Pacific Ocean lies to the south.
Date: March 3, 2026
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