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Todd Salat is one of Alaska's premier Aurora Borealis photographers. AuroraHunter.com They reside in Anchorage and enjoy a cabin retreat in Hatcher Pass.
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About Todd Salat - The Aurora Hunter
Todd Salat was born an Iowa country boy, making his way to the mountains as often as possible. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology at the University of South Dakota in 1986 and a Masters in geology from the University of Wyoming in 1989. With that, he scored a job as an exploration geologist and made that big right-hand turn to Alaska. As a geologist, he enjoyed exploring and unraveling the earth history of the Brooks Range of Alaska and the Andes of Venezuela. However, the seven-year-itch came upon him and he resigned from his corporate day job. The first dream he chased was a year-long walkabout in the "Land Down Under," Australia & New Zealand. Todd returned to Alaska in 1997 to follow through on his dream of becoming a full-time freelance photographer. The next big chapter in life began with a blind date, and in 2001 he married the love-of-his-life, Shay. With a heated camper on their truck, they eagerly follow their mission statement:

Be There ~ Preserve the Moment ~ Share It!

10/14/2026

Reunited... and it feels so good.

10/10/2026

LIQUID LIGHT ✨
At 1:15 a.m. on October 9, 2026, the northern lights suddenly came alive over a cove in Prince William Sound from Whittier, Alaska—shimmering across the water like liquid light. In less than a minute, the aurora went from quiet-to-dramatic. If I hadn’t been sitting there on a rock and hoping for some lucky timing with the high tide, I might have missed the best part of the show.

AURORA ALERT
Forecasters predict more activity within the next couple of nights. Good luck, auroras can be sneaky-sneaky!

10/03/2026

LIGHTS & LUNA
Caught a little aurora break-up just after midnight last night north of Anchorage, Alaska after some hype about a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) impact. The water is starting to freeze-up so reflection shots are becoming more & more precious. I also zoomed into the 3rd Quarter moon and was awestruck by the crater shadows!

10/02/2026

SEPTEMBER SWAN SONG
On September 24–25, 2026, I watched auroras blaze above a pond claimed by two trumpeter swans near Delta Junction, Alaska. Harvest moonlight gave way to sunrise as the swans did an occasional swim-by. Honk if you love auroras—and swans!

09/27/2026

HARVEST MOON LIGHT
The September 26, 2026 full Harvest Moon was so captivating last night that I kept having to stop along Alaska’s roads to pop for a photo opp. It's Night #10 on the aurora hunt, which has brought little sleep, plenty of solitude, and a refreshingly energized perspective. From moons to auroras and every wild surprise in between, Alaska's autumns encourage me to try not missing a thing!

09/26/2026

RACE ACROSS THE SKY
Here’s a few aurora shots I harvested in the bright moonlight just before 1 am on September 25, 2026, near Delta Junction, Alaska.

THE EXPERIENCE
These lights were so brilliant and fast-moving that I had to dial down the camera exposure time to just a fraction of a second to freeze the action. I’ve seen quite a few aurora shows in my life, but these were almost beyond belief they were racing across the sky so fast. I’m easily entertained by seeing shapes in things so if you see something in these photos, feel free to shout it out!
p.s. Happy Harvest Moon!

09/25/2026

SEPTEMBER SKIES
Auroras lit up Alaska’s moonlit skies the evening & morning of Sept 24 & 25, 2026. I was in “Interior Alaska” (my generic location) but it was a big show and they were dancing hard & fast to the south at one point. I was shooting three camera tripod set-ups in an effort to get a hero shot for the walls of our upcoming Holiday Gallery, but I finally couldn’t take it anymore and just had to stop and grab my phone and try to snag some amateur video. I say amateur for the vids because the word comes from the Latin verb “amare,” which means to “to love.” Doing it for the love of it.

09/22/2026

HAPPY EQUINOX!
For us in the northern hemisphere, this means Happy Autumn and I hope you have a good one! Today we all have equal day and equal night as Earth tilts sideways to the sun.

“COSMIC BALANCE”
While clouds were winning last night’s attempt at Alaska astrophotographer, I thought of this image I recently took on 09/09 (equal, equal;). In this revealing 20-second camera exposure, the Milky Way leans into a wandering patch of auroras, a wonderful surprise meeting of galaxy and glow!

09/20/2026

BreAK on Thru…
To the other side, yeah. Road tripping northward from my home in Anchorage (Southcentral Alaska) to Fairbanks (Interior Alaska) is like entering another world. Not better or worse – because all of AK is awesome – it’s just different. I love a change of pace and discovered long ago that exploring is liberating, invigorating, scintillating, exhilarating… and simply rejuvenating!

09/09/2026

SEPTEMBER AURORAS
A brilliant geomagnetic substorm ignited the sky above Alaska’s Copper River Valley on September 9, 2026, at 2:50 a.m. AKDT (1050 UTC). With my camera set for a long exposure, I used a multi-colored pinch light to “light write” one word into the frame — and that word says it all. September may be wet, but it is also one of the most rewarding months for aurora hunting. My wife & I spent much of the day driving through rain as we skedaddled out of Anchorage, chasing the hope of clear skies. Then, just when it mattered, the clouds parted in the cool of the night. The wonder of it all!

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