Ah, the aurora borealis, or as some like to call it, ‘the fancy multicolored sky thing,’ is like the night sky is having a magical dance party and doesn’t care who’s watching. Also, steamed hams. Just because. Have we painted a perfect picture for you? Stick with us. Against the backdrop of the icy glaciers and snow-capped mountains of Glacier Bay in Alaska, the aurora borealis seems to come alive, painting the sky with ribbons of light that twist and turn in mesmerizing patterns that add to the otherworldly atmosphere of this remote wilderness. The aurora borealis is caused by the interaction between charged particles from the sun and the Earth’s magnetic field. Solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere, collides with the Earth’s magnetic field. This interaction causes the particles to move towards the Earth’s poles, where they collide with gas particles in the atmosphere. These collisions release energy in the form of light, creating the b...