There are numerous scientific endeavors funded by national governments, many of which have hundreds of persons in their employ. Of course there are some equally worthwhile projects as the result of just one individual.

The AuroraWebCam project, which gives live broadcasts of the auroras from Alaska, is the brainchild of Troy Birdsall, a 21-year old, from Fairbanks.

From the homepage, visitors can view a live webcam broadcast from Ft. Aurora in Alaska from the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Alaska time).

If visitors can't tune in that time, they may also elect to view archived videos of auroras which are also located on the site, or browse through one of the many photo galleries.