National Park Service on Instagram: "“Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?” - Super Nintendo Chalmers Well, it’s not steamed hams. Winter nights in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, offer some of the clearest, darkest skies imaginable, far from city lights, with a blanket of stars sparkling above snow-capped mountains and frozen fjords. On lucky evenings from late August through April, the aurora bore

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Made_to_Explain on Instagram: "The phenomenon of the sun staying up for 24 hours in Alaska, known as the Midnight Sun or polar day, is a direct result of the Earth's axial tilt as it orbits the sun. The Earth does not sit perfectly upright; instead, it is tilted on its axis at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees. During the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, this tilt causes the North Pole to be angled directly toward the sun. Because of this orientation, as the Earth rotates on its ow