Northern Lights 2024 Alaska News. Melissa dewalt, 31, has visited all 50 states, checking off the last spot on her list this summer. In the northern hemisphere, the region usually encompasses high latitudes like alaska, northern canada, russia, and the nordics.
The northern lights appear in a region around the earth’s magnetic pole, called the “auroral oval” or “auroral zone”, explains don hampton, research associate professor at the geophysical. The most important thing when choosing the best time to visit alaska northern lights is to avoid summer.