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The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is a natural phenomenon of the Arctic that people come from all over the world to see. The long, dark nights and high latitude greatly improve your chances of seeing the aurora. Check out this collection of photos and videos of the northern lights.
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- Locations: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Denali National Park & Preserve, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Independence National Historical Park, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, more »
The times are a changin’, and there’s no better time to honor those moments of change than in June. Over the course of America’s history, the month of June is filled with cultural changes, and some seasonal ones too. So just before the season changes and summer begins, take some time to visit these parks that commemorate extraordinary moments.
- Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
Night Skies over Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
- Locations: Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
The sky over Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve has played a role in how people have navigated, interpreted, and lived in the region throughout the year. The extended sunlight hours of summer marked a busy season of gathering and preserving for indigenous Han Athabascans and long hours of gold seeking for miners in the early 1900s. The dark skies of winter bring the glow of constellations, the dancing colors of the aurora, and the lights of cabins.
- Locations: Alaska Public Lands, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Denali National Park & Preserve, Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve, more »
A brief overview of how Northern Lights occur.
This article describes the history of the aurora borealis and the science behind how it is formed. It discusses how atoms and electrons generate the light and other scientific topics such as the effects of wavelength on the appearance of the aurora and how the altitude of the aurora can be measured.
Last updated: July 30, 2019