Season’s First Auroras, Taken by Todd Salat on August 20, 2025 @ Mat-Su Valley, Alaska
Solar Winds Aug 19-20, 2025 Spark Auroras
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/21/2025
ARCTIC AURORA SEASON HAS BEGUN: As summer comes to an end, skies are darkening around the Arctic Circle–and aurora season has begun. A solar wind stream on Aug. 19-20 sparked the first easily visible Northern Lights in months.
Photo Details: “My first auroras of the season reflect in a calm body of water in Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley at 2 am on August 20, 2025. Even saw the Milky Way. It’s good to have darkness back!” Photographer’s Website: https://www.aurorahunter.com/
