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AuroraHound61° N / 149° W · Alaska
Anchorage · Alaska time
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Estimated viewing range · Anchorage
Local clouds, forecast activity and darkness — considered together, not a visibility guarantee.
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Cloud forecast + three-hour Kp estimate. Not a live sighting.
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Mint markers indicate higher custom planning scores; amber indicates more limited conditions. They are not probabilities. Cloud values apply to the source’s forecast intervals; Kp covers three-hour periods. Missing data is never treated as a clear sky.
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