The “lights”, as we call the aurora borealis locally, have been very active the last few nights. Fairbanks, the city we are based in, is one of the best places to see the lights given our geographic location and the number of clear nights we have. September-October and then March are usually the best months to see them. Here is a photo by Sebastian Sarloos from Aurora Borealis Notifications.
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Extraordinary. I envy you your location. I do hope I can see them before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Thanks very much for liking my Apricot Mousse post.
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You’re welcome and I agree with your desire to see the lights. Though we take the slight shows for granted I really can still he awestruck by the light even after 18 years of seeing them. Where do you live?
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London…and I should be in bed!
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Ha ha. I know how that is. You might like this..
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/making_things
but maybe wait until tomorrow to read it. Sleep tight!
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Wow! How beautiful! Thank you for the ‘like’.
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Hi Mike,
Beautiful shot. I’ve been north to Thule and Resolute Bay but didn’t see the lights. Perhaps another day. If you ever see any funky playgrounds on your travels – not the standard, modular ones that have invaded much of North America – think of me and send me a few snapshots along with location to publish in PlayGroundology. Thanks for liking the Perilous Playgrounds. Cheers from Halifax, Canada – Alex.
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I will!
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It is quite ironic that I received an email saying that you liked my blog Gideon_ Liuwa Plains poacher turned conservation office and maybe I would like your blog as much.
Well I love the fact that you live in Alaska. That is another dream of mine to see the Northern Lights. I am just in the process of publishing a children’s book on polar bears which should be out in Feb. 2013′. I will get up there one day! You can read the poem that I used in the book at My Planet My Part, Gallery. It is a partnership with polar bears international and the people who do the tundra buggy in Churchill Manitoba. I hope to win the visit there to see the bears.
Happy to know about your company and will keep you in mind for future adventures. I have to run now but will read more of your blog at a later date
Thanks.
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Nice to see you here! I hope you get to see the bears. It’s quite the experience. Let me know when your book comes out. We have a locally owned bookstore that would be a great outlet and I could also get some for all of the kids being born around me. Cheers!
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Thanks Mike! I look forward to reading your blogs and thanks for the support. I will be in touch. Keep Warm! Best, Joanne.
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Hi Mike,
I am not sure if you can open this but it is a PDF of my book for those , as you put it, little ones growing up around you.
Let me know if it works. Thanks and stay warm!
Joanne
AF_F1-1.pdf
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I could not open it. Did you get my response before about the bookstores here? You can email me the pdf at mike@exddtours.com
Cheers
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Fantastic photo! truly an indelible memory.
Be well,
J.
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Beauteous!
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Wow, nothing like the baby borealis I have experienced and I thought IT was magical. Something for the bucket list……………thanks!
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Thanks for the Like, Mike. And can you make that photo into a poster and sell it? I’d buy it!
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You might want to talk to Sebastian (https://www.facebook.com/SebastianSaarloos). Cheers
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Aurora borealis is amazing, It’s beautiful. I wish that i could see it straight from my eyes. You know, since i was a kid, i have been dreamin to see this beautiful light. Wishin i could be there someday
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Well I hope you make it north someday too. Where do you live?
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well yeah, i hope so. I live in Jakarta, Indonesia 😉
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I have been to Kalimantan and really enjoyed it.
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Stunning…thanks for stopping by!
Cheers
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I remember the first time I saw it , I wasn’t sure it was all normal , great pictures . Keep them coming.
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Me too. I wasn’t sure I was normal. I will keep them coming. Take care!
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Stunning photo. The lights are on my bucket list of things to see. I’ve been to Alaska but didn’t see them.
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When were you here?
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Oh a LONG time ago – around 1980 maybe? There was a slight earthquake in Fairbanks when I was there, if that helps pinpoint it!
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Thanks for liking my blog- LOVE yours! Incredible pics ! I was in London last January and the Northern Lights were going like crazy in Scotland- I was so disappointed that we couldn’t take a side trip to see them. It must be so incredible to really be there. I look forward to seeing more from you- Erica
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Hey Erica,
It really is amazing to see them. The excitement doesn’t wear off either. If you want to see them in Alaska, March is the best time because there are other activities and the weather is mild (most of the time).
Safe travels
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You have a nice blog, thanks
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Thanks. The response to the blog, I have to admit, has taken me by surprise. Love to share though. Enjoy!
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wow!! This is a view that is on my list of things i would love to photograph! How beautiful!
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Hi Belle,
If you ever decide to come up I am putting together a Northern Lights Photography tour/clinic for March 2013 and 2014.
Yep, they are beautiful. FYI- its 43 below zero here right now.
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I sincerely hope that’s ‘Farenheit’? 😀
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It is but 40 below is 40 below (http://wp.me/p2qivy-bl)!
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Well, our C ‘zero’ equals F 32 minus. I wouldn’t know what C 43 minus would be in F’s, and I’m not sure I want to know 🙂 (Shuddering)
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Hey, I think you need to see this post then…http://wp.me/p2qivy-bl
Cheers and happy solstice.
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Then I certainly learned something today as well! For 65 years I have been going around believing that a degree was a degree, and that Fahrenheit and Celcius just started at different levels on the ‘cold’-scale. But they do catch up? 😀 I must read up on physics 🙂
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Believe me, I would not have known either if I lived somewhere where the temps catch up!
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Well, of course, there are places in Norway where the temperature may drop even to -45/50 C (I think the going record is something above 52 C), but it’s not an everyday event! And looking at the Norwegian ‘inland’ the winter temperatures are usually around minus 8 – 15 C sometimes dropping down towards minus 20-25 C.
Along the coast app. +2 / -4 C but we don’t have any ‘Aurora Borealis’ before passing the ‘polar circle’ and you really want to go even furter north (about 20-18 deg. North) Then it’s spectacular.
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thanks Mike 🙂 I will certainly keep it in mind if we come that way!
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Wow! Alaska must be a very good spot for this kind of photography!
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We are located in one of the best geographic locations to view the lights. Happy solstice
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I’ve never ever seen the Aurora Borealis. I’m very jealous. Never been up to Fairbanks, but my dad lived in Sitka for a couple years, and I visited there a few times. Alaska is such a beautiful place.
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I hear Sitka is the best place in Alaska but I have yet to get there. It’s a world away. Nice to see you here. Happy Solstice!
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just awesome, mike! alaska is listed among the places i’d like to see in my lifetime. so now, you have a fan. do keep sending pics and good reads about alaska. btw, thanks for visiting my site as well. perhaps you can call me if you’re in my neck of the woods.
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Thanks. Keep in touch about your Alaska dream. Cheers from just north of North Pole.
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I experienced the Aurora borealis in Sudbury, Ontario, about 20 years ago. I consider my self very lucky to have enjoyed the spectacle even once in my life. Lovely photo and blog!
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Thank you. Saludos de Colombia!
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What a wonderful picture! Used to see St. Elmo’s on the cockpit windshield (back when cabin crew were allowed up front) and once the Borealis when over the Atlantic. As great as that was, something more special when on the ground, I think. Look forward to seeing it again in the future. Thanks for your visit. Cheers!
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Neat. I once saw it from a plane on the way to Seattle. I liked seeing it following the curve of the atmosphere.
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Gorgeous lights-you are very lucky to live in Aklaska-a true wilderness……see my blog for stories from another kind of wilderness…much hotter!
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FYI- WP says your site no longer exists.
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That’s a magical picture !
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It is and that is what we would consider a pretty good show. I always love to see them dance but it gets better!
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Alaska is top of my list of places to visit. Beautiful picture that whets my appetite even more.
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Great, Pauline. Let me know I can help with your plans in any way. Happy New Year!
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Very nice aurora borealis.
Unfortunately, I could not be further away from the winterlights as I live in Bangkok. Best we have here are street-lights, city-lights and headlights.
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And you have plenty of lanterns in the sky. That’s pretty magic too.
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Love Alaska! Jealous – still dream of moving to Homer and hunkering down in the dark, writing…sounds better than it is, maybe? 🙂 Best, Bill
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I have thought about living there. It’s more grey than dark. It is absolutely gorgeous though….
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Thanks very much for the like, and your visit to Norfolk. I have always dreamed of seeing the Northern lights, but do not live anywhere ‘North enough’ to do so, and sadly do not have the income to travel to them. You are very lucky to have had such a good view of them. Regards, Pete, England.
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Thanks, Pete. I am very fortunate to live below the lights. It really makes our winters special if not bearable. Take care!
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I would love to see the northern lights. Thanks for sharing.
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