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patuzzoz t1_j5gw9in wrote

Ah- Aurora Borealis?! At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within Fairbanks, Alaska?!

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[deleted] t1_j5h1a3b wrote

May I see it?

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Itisd t1_j5ha6c7 wrote

No.

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Trarmp t1_j5jhfh7 wrote

Well Seymour, you’re an odd fellow, but I must say: you steam a good ham.

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Itisd t1_j5jk5y4 wrote

These hams clearly have grill marks

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rumdiary t1_j5jvu7p wrote

Despite the fact that they are obviously grilled!

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MoBambaNYC t1_j5id1cv wrote

Is it mandatory that someone makes this post everytime lol

Anyways I’m off to get some steamed hams

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jeff_the_weatherman t1_j5hpdnr wrote

Omg I never get random references but I got this and I’m proud of myself and I have to brag to someone 😂

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Gargomon251 t1_j5i1044 wrote

It's not as random as you think. It was flooding YouTube with memes years ago

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j5idz4j wrote

I guarantee you at least 75% of the Aurora borealis posts here mention it in the last year.

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Gargomon251 t1_j5irb3m wrote

Yeah that's why I clicked this thread, I just knew at least one person would mention it.

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fujiman t1_j5jqrei wrote

Last year? I feel like this one's been in regular circulation since I joined reddit over a decade ago now (goddammit).

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j5k04il wrote

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.

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thekraken108 t1_j5kfr5x wrote

They've made a resurgence over the last couple months too.

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fxx_255 t1_j5jdh2x wrote

I love you Internet, you did not disappoint.

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ikindalold t1_j5i2dq8 wrote

I'm a simple man

I see Alaska, I upvote

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shadesoftool t1_j5j7dy7 wrote

I'm a simple man also. I see aurora borealis, I come for the Simpsons quotes.

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striped_frog t1_j5gv4ff wrote

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

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MillersMinion t1_j5iik0x wrote

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.

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1Fresh_Water t1_j5jn5x3 wrote

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 :(

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LinIsStrong t1_j5jtw64 wrote

Used to go there regularly when I was in town, the building’s been vacant for a few years now.

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SingularBread t1_j5kam5v wrote

I'll have to go there during winter someone.

Alaska is high up on my list of places to visit one day.

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benrow77 t1_j5lddli wrote

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.

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vicemagnet t1_j5igzfx wrote

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.

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FItzierpi t1_j5j3ub4 wrote

Isn’t Barrow even more remote? There’s even vampires over there

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fuck_off_ireland t1_j5jt3ki wrote

Barrow Utqiagvik is most certainly not a 'city' - Fairbanks barely qualifies as more than a 'town'.

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tropic420 t1_j5hcpk8 wrote

Traffic sucks and there's not a lot to do except drink

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Capable-Software-145 t1_j5syf09 wrote

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.

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thugdout t1_j5kbqda wrote

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.

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Reverse_Psycho_1509 t1_j5il1qu wrote

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.

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saswordd t1_j5hhg0r wrote

Great shot, makes me miss AK

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yuko_christine t1_j5ho7os wrote

Ditto! I took its beauty for granted growing up there, and now I miss it so much

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AkDragoon t1_j5idst1 wrote

Always fun seeing pictures of my hometown here in this group. Keep up the good work.

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MuchQuotes1984 t1_j5jfxrh wrote

Does it look like this to the naked eye or is this some sort of thing a camera lapse has to capture?

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TheGuyWhoCriedOnions t1_j5jqgod wrote

After googling it you can see it with the naked eye but most photographers use long exposure cameras.

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Ralag907 t1_j5lnw2u wrote

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.

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fuck_off_ireland t1_j5jt8j8 wrote

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.

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Airdair_1 t1_j5ihp3o wrote

This is from the Long Dark.

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CultistOfTheFluid t1_j5iltw8 wrote

I thought so too but, I think it's just the similarity to that Steam wallpaper being confusing

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TatosTatoes t1_j5ic2o8 wrote

Dust!

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Level_99_Healer t1_j5j8phw wrote

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.

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Famous_Total_8274 t1_j5gwhye wrote

Sweet! My son is there as a tour guide right now...

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Philaharmic t1_j5iwaxw wrote

Thought this was r/skyrimporn for a second

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gardenwithmoose t1_j5jrwcm wrote

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.

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fuzzyloulou t1_j5h7jk7 wrote

Oh, it looks beautiful but chilly!

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carmium t1_j5hluzw wrote

How often do you see red tones in the aurora (aurorae?) way up north there?

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Baggytrousers27 t1_j5itj1o wrote

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?

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Zouthpaw t1_j5ix5bz wrote

So beautiful! One day I'd see these with my own eyes.

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SediPandorca t1_j5iylul wrote

I hope to see this in person some day

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jocem009 t1_j5j1hkk wrote

Soooo awe-inspiring! This must be what paradise looks like in my mind. If we add a warm cabin in the woods, that is.

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Slim_4166 t1_j5je60e wrote

Thought this was a zone in Northrend from World of Warcraft.

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ColonelMonty t1_j5jenmn wrote

Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within Alaska?

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rumdiary t1_j5jvz4d wrote

Sir, that is not Alaska, that is a picture localised entirely within a kitchen

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Ahhthereitis t1_j5jlp4z wrote

How often do you see the lights like this in this area?

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Falsus t1_j5jlzku wrote

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...

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TheGuyWhoCriedOnions t1_j5jpv55 wrote

I have a trip out there next month. Super excited to see this with my own eyes!

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da_xmr t1_j5jris1 wrote

Beautiful

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Agent-Hotchkiss t1_j5jrvxb wrote

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.

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rumdiary t1_j5jw4zh wrote

It's so epic that this picture made it all the way here to little old /r/EarthPorn ... despite the directions

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SmallCoffee444 t1_j5jzuu8 wrote

Aurora borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?

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beldaran1224 t1_j5k1psg wrote

I'm pretty sure I had this picture as my desktop wallpaper a decade ago...

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ParishedSins t1_j5ke46n wrote

I need to get the hell out of Anchorage more often.

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LupitaGzz t1_j5kk5fq wrote

This picture is most beautiful. Thank you for helping me travel to this little area of Alaska. Take care.

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flogger_bogger t1_j5kncaj wrote

Man. Total bucket list view. That, and the milky way

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PetiteBarb t1_j5kt11p wrote

So nice, and beautiful...

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UndercoverPutita t1_j5kvm5p wrote

hey, great shot? do you have a wider one to share?

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ajiang52 t1_j5kwnhi wrote

I want to go here someday. On my bucket list for a while now ha

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llexxiie t1_j5kxijl wrote

how expensive is it to stay out there ?

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LeganV9 t1_j5l6532 wrote

What time it is at the moment of this pic ?

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Zensual111 t1_j5lojj7 wrote

This is absolutely insane. I have to see this in person!

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slatespirit t1_j5mheck wrote

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.

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Kriostoir t1_j5mowds wrote

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?

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Big_erk t1_j5n1rgz wrote

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.

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