The star that is illuminated every winter over Arctic Valley has gone dark for the season. Known as the JBER Star or Arctic Valley Star, the 360 light bulbs that create a five-point star are left on all winter and are usually turned off when the last racer from the Iditarod Sled Dog Race crosses the finish line, which was March 19 this year. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, which operates the star as a gift to Anchorage, left the lights on for a few more weeks.
A lit star has been on the face of Mount Gordon above Anchorage since before statehood. Previous version were smaller and the earliest version, 15-feet wide and sitting atop the gatehouse at the U.S. Army Nike Hercules missile installation, wasn’t visible from Anchorage. The current star was built in 1989 and is maintained by JBER.
Take a walk downtown sometime. The Star went out over Anchorage a LONG time ago.
I was trying to think of a similar analogy, but you summed it up perfectly, Lawrence.
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Besides, it’s just as well, everyone knows that stars are just a symbol and manifestation of misogynistic cis-gendered patriarchal anti-trans Eurocentric homophobic while colonial oppression.
While the Anchorage assembly moons all normal residents.
An info piece on the star would be interesting.
Bulb wattage, lumens, incandescent vs LED, electric usage, dimensions, etc.
You two are real Eeyore’s! Thank you Suzanne for reminding us (who live in Anchorage) about the JBER Star. It’s one of the bright things about Anchorage. Suzanne have a blessed Easter Holiday! He has risen!
There should be a blue star also.
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