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Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Here are the best places in Alaska for viewing the northern lights.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike fainter interstellar sights such as the northern lights, the brightest planets are visible even in light-polluted cities.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Video Shows Perseid Meteors, Northern Lights' Stunning Display Over US
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The mystery of a strange, milky-white streak of light that sometimes peeks out from the northern lights have finally been solved.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of northern lights was
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“Northern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20lights. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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