Scarlett Skies

Alaska Aurora Photography

On November 5th and 6th, 2001, the entire Alaskan sky turned a deep, saturating red as one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms in decades swept across the polar regions. Snow-covered ground, hoarfrost and fox tracks through the wilderness caught and reflected the rare crimson glow in every direction.

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☆ Museum-quality archival prints
☆ Vibrant, fade-resistant colors
☆ Hand-inspected and carefully packaged
☆ Descriptive story card included

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About This Photograph

"Scarlet Skies"

“…The majestic auroras of November 5th & 6th, 2001 left no question as to the rarity, power and beauty of this heavenly event. As night came to Alaska, the entire sky became a deep and rich red with a mixture of colored beams within the structures. Snow cover, riddled with fox, coyote, wolf and snowshoe hare tracks, and hoar frost sticking like glass crystals to every surface across the land, reflected the rare scarlet skies for several hours. Before long, the display became so potent it expanded equator-ward, letting its grandeur be enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be alert under starry skies in the southerly reaches of the world. Auroras of this magnitude may only occur once every fifty years. The only variables to observe such displays are; clear skies and be awake out under the stars…”

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