One of my aurora photographs many years ago actually made a magazine cover, but the aurora is so feeble anymore that it’s not worth it to set up camera and tripod, and the city lights overwhelm everything anyway. Besides, you don’t have to go to Alaska to see what is left of the aurora. There is also Greenland.
Oh, well, Greenland is right next door. /joke
I was so glad that we lived in a very rural area, the night of the aurora here. It was REALLY dark, and thus we could see it very well...
Approximately where in Alaska are you?