Claim : Image allegedly shows extremely rare White Auroras in the skies of Alaska.
Conclusion : The claim is false. There have been no appearance of any “white auroras” in the skies of Alaska. The images were uploaded back in 2010 by a person who created them using long-exposure shots of a fluorescent lamp waved in an electromagnetic field near a power line.
Rating : False 
Several social media users have shared an image that allegedly showcases white auroras. Verified X user ‘NightSkyToday’ shared such a post with the caption : “Extremely Rare White Auroras like never before spotted in the skies of Alaska last night” The dramatic white curtain-like structures in the sky are termed as white auroras in the claim with 4 photos frames in one picture. View the post below –
Extremely Rare White Auroras like never before spotted in the skies of Alaska last night👀 🌌 pic.twitter.com/mKUIXjQJGr
— Night Sky Today (@NightSkyToday) March 10, 2026
Other users have shared similar claims that can be seen here
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found it to be false. There have been no confirmed sightings of any “white auroras” in Alaska’s sky. The images circulating online were originally shared in 2010 by an individual who produced them by taking long-exposure photographs while moving a fluorescent lamp within an electromagnetic field close to a power line.
We first conducted a reverse image search on the image in the claim to learn about the original source or context. Even though we could not locate a single origin source, some search results took us to the same images with a watermark. The watermark reads ‘Yaplakal.com’ and the image can be seen below –
Upon exploring the forum on which this was uploaded, we first translated the text from Russian to English. This set of 12 images was uploaded by a user named ‘NeverSmile” back in July 16, 2010. The user writes “A fluorescent lamp can glow not only from direct electricity, but also from a powerful electromagnetic field located near the lamp. We decided to test this, and my favorite photography style: long exposure.” View a screenshot of this below –
Next, we conducted a web search to learn about any recent white auroras in the skies of Alaska in March 2026 but could not find any.
Upon searching if auroras can be white or not, a Space Weather article captures a real white aurora over the sky of Tromso, Norway in 2016. Markus Varik who observed this says, “Auroras are usually green. Occasionally, other colors appear: red, purple, blue. One color that never shows itself, however, is white–that is, not until last night.” However, this article too later clarifies that “The ‘white auroras’ Varik photographed might actually be pink auroras filtered and paled by low-hanging clouds.” View a section from this article below –
Thus, the claim is false.
