Photos: Active aurora brightens night skies in Southcentral Alaska

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The aurora borealis puts on a display above Sunburst Peak in Turnagain Pass early Wednesday morning, November 4, 2015.

Night skies lit up early Wednesday morning during the second night of what is looking to be an especially active week for the aurora borealis.

Skies over Anchorage cleared after midnight, treating Alaska's largest city to an aurora display that was especially active, if not especially colorful.

Scattered low-hanging clouds marred otherwise clear views along Turnagain Arm, but Turnagain Pass, at 1,000 feet above sea level, offered mostly clear skies.

The UAF Geophysical Institute is forecasting active northern lights through Friday and moderate displays over the weekend.

Click here for a real-time video of the northern lights.