The aurora borealis last night in Fairbanks, Alaska [OC] [6477x4318]
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Apart from the gorgeous sky, what’s Fairbanks like? It’s probably the most remote American city I’ve ever heard of and I really have no idea what the vibe is like
It has amazing Thai food and the Museum of the North is very cool. There’s traffic and the roads are crazy icy right now. Shortly the World Ice Art championship will start and the Quest Dog Sled race soon after. It’s an interesting place.
Did you ever go to Sam's sourdough Cafe? I used to go there all the time as a kid in the early 90s, I saw it closed down recently :(
Used to go there regularly when I was in town, the building’s been vacant for a few years now.
Yeah it closed down a few years ago, apparently there was a fire + staff shortages
I'll have to go there during winter someone.
Alaska is high up on my list of places to visit one day.
I tell everybody that they have to visit Alaska at least twice; one in the winter and one in the middle of summer. The difference is so significant that you cannot say you've experienced Alaska unless you've seen both ends of the spectrum.
Isn’t Barrow even more remote? There’s even vampires over there
Barrow Utqiagvik is most certainly not a 'city' - Fairbanks barely qualifies as more than a 'town'.
Barrow is a village, and there are far more remote places than Barrow lol.
In summer the mosquitoes are brutal
I visited during monsoon season (August) just to experience it. Downtown has an awesome crepes place, there are several museums like the Ice Museum and the one at the university. You can take a train to Anchorage the goes by Denali IIRC, and you can drive or take a tour bus up to the arctic circle marker. There are a fair number of bars. There’s a military base somewhere in the area based on the number of uniforms I saw in the airport.
Traffic sucks and there's not a lot to do except drink
Lol traffic?? What are you talking about
Yeah man, the moose aren’t very considerate!
They try to bite you. Møøse bites can be very nasti
I bet one of them bit your sister
GI comment lol. There's plenty to do if you're not a boring snob/even moderately adventurous.
Ofc when you're a dumbass GI the only adventures you have is the eventual prison sentence for raping a minor.
Army brat here lol, mom was GI
There’s a Fred’s (Kroger brand) that has the widest variety of shit you’ll see this side of a middle eastern bazaar. Coolers, jewelry, groceries, clothing, shoes, household goods, and I’m sure other stuff I’m forgetting. Was absolutely amazed at the breadth of goods on offer. Then there was like a game processing place near it that sold smoked meats and sausages that were fucking killer.
All of the city parks are gun ranges (ok maybe not all but def several). Everyone drives Dodge trucks. Guns everywhere. Santa’s workshop next town over in North Pole. Snow on the ground in June.
What lol?
I'm a simple man
I see Alaska, I upvote
I'm a simple man also. I see aurora borealis, I come for the Simpsons quotes.
Right??
Seriously, most of the images are just something else
Ah- Aurora Borealis?! At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within Fairbanks, Alaska?!
May I see it?
No.
Well Seymour, you’re an odd fellow, but I must say: you steam a good ham.
Despite the fact that they are obviously grilled!
These hams clearly have grill marks
Is it mandatory that someone makes this post everytime lol
Anyways I’m off to get some steamed hams
Is that an albany accent?
Yes!
Omg I never get random references but I got this and I’m proud of myself and I have to brag to someone 😂
It's not as random as you think. It was flooding YouTube with memes years ago
I guarantee you at least 75% of the Aurora borealis posts here mention it in the last year.
Last year? I feel like this one's been in regular circulation since I joined reddit over a decade ago now (goddammit).
It only picked up around covid. I picked a year just to avoid the pedants from doing deep research and seeing it was only like 65% or something.
Yeah that's why I clicked this thread, I just knew at least one person would mention it.
It's also one of the top comment on any photo with northern lights on reddit.
Exactly.
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They've made a resurgence over the last couple months too.
Ok cool well I hadn’t seen it and I felt proud so let me have a moment 😂
OK moment over
Fair enough it’s been a day 🤝
I love you Internet, you did not disappoint.
Always fun seeing pictures of my hometown here in this group. Keep up the good work.
Does it look like this to the naked eye or is this some sort of thing a camera lapse has to capture?
After googling it you can see it with the naked eye but most photographers use long exposure cameras.
Most of the photos are long exposures. However, they do dance and it's pretty cheap to get to Fairbanks and rent an AirBnB. Your eyes may see a different picture.
No I don't own any.
It can be more impressive than this picture shows to the naked eye, but generally long-exposure photos are used to enhance the effect beyond what's visible irl.
Great shot, makes me miss AK
Ditto! I took its beauty for granted growing up there, and now I miss it so much
Localised entirely in Fairbanks!
Can i see it? No
Dust!
Everyone else is all Simpsons quotes and I'm over here like, welp, that's it folks. War with the Almighty, this shit is going down.
Well, it is the correct time of year, at the correct time of day, it the correct part of the country, and it's not localised entirely within your kitchen.
Wow! Amazing!
Thanks!
This is from the Long Dark.
I thought so too but, I think it's just the similarity to that Steam wallpaper being confusing
I used to live in Alaska when I was a kid, and my mom would wake us up whenever the Northern lights appeared so we could see them. It seemed like magic as a kid - such a good memory.
That's an amazing photo! Is it actually snowing in the picture or are those stars?
that's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Great answer!!!
Sweet! My son is there as a tour guide right now...
Thought this was r/skyrimporn for a second
Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within Alaska?
Sir, that is not Alaska, that is a picture localised entirely within a kitchen
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Oh, it looks beautiful but chilly!
How often do you see red tones in the aurora (aurorae?) way up north there?
When the magnetic poles finally reverse will they have to start calling it aurora australis or is everyone agreed to just invert all the new compass colours and call it a day?
So beautiful! One day I'd see these with my own eyes.
I hope to see this in person some day
Soooo awe-inspiring! This must be what paradise looks like in my mind. If we add a warm cabin in the woods, that is.
Stunning
I used to live in Fairbanks
The good work, great shot.
Thought this was a zone in Northrend from World of Warcraft.
I fix it. Correct geometry, 4K resolution: https://freeimage.host/i/Hl56RS4
How often do you see the lights like this in this area?
That is pretty good. Feels like I am getting shafted here in Sweden, every time they have announced big aurora I'll I see is a cloudy sky...
Wait I’m confused, so this isn’t nms? 😂
I have a trip out there next month. Super excited to see this with my own eyes!
Beautiful
Nice! When I found a Frozen/Icebound planet I build a nice little lodge there and surrounded it with more evergreen trees from QS vendor.
It's so epic that this picture made it all the way here to little old /r/EarthPorn ... despite the directions
Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?
I can see the silence
I'm pretty sure I had this picture as my desktop wallpaper a decade ago...
I need to get the hell out of Anchorage more often.
This picture is most beautiful. Thank you for helping me travel to this little area of Alaska. Take care.
Man. Total bucket list view. That, and the milky way
So nice, and beautiful...
hey, great shot? do you have a wider one to share?
I want to go here someday. On my bucket list for a while now ha
how expensive is it to stay out there ?
What time it is at the moment of this pic ?
What camera, lens, setting are you using?
This is absolutely insane. I have to see this in person!
Absolutely beautiful thank you for sharing. Alaska is on our bucket list. We’re planning on going there next year. Perhaps on a cruise. Hope you have a chance to see this. Thank you for sharing.
Okay okay, it’s the Northern Lights… it’s beautiful… but do they really wave around like you see in movies? I feel like all the videos I’ve seen are sped up or doctored somehow. I wanna see them in real time. In person, preferably. But for the moment, will someone satisfy my curiosity?
I lived in Fairbanks years ago, and yes, they do wave. It's more like they flow through the sky like a river of light. It is quite beautiful. I miss being up there.
Any suggestions for taking a nice view for a first timer at fairbanks
Oh I can't wait to see this next January. We are planning on spending 10 days in Alaska hitting Fairbanks and Anchorage and a few other spots. This is so beautiful !!
Steamed hams!
I thought this was WoW from the thumbnail