Ben Boetter/Peninsula Clarion Fireworks in celebration of the New York explode over Kenai's south beach on Jan. 1, 2017 in Kenai.

Ben Boetter/Peninsula Clarion Fireworks in celebration of the New York explode over Kenai's south beach on Jan. 1, 2017 in Kenai.

Photo: Two kinds of light

The Northern Lights appear over the bluff as fireworks erupt in celebration of New Year’s Eve on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. 

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A firework in celebration of the New Year detonates in residental Kenai on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Kenai.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A firework in celebration of the New Year detonates in residental Kenai on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Kenai.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The Northern Lights appear over the bluff as fireworks erupt in celebration of New Year's Eve on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The Northern Lights appear over the bluff as fireworks erupt in celebration of New Year’s Eve on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

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