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ArcticSolitude
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[2005-04-18 23:15:33 +0000 UTC]
"Unknown Quantity"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 118; Deviations: 160; Watchers: 48
Watching: 248; Pageviews: 9010; Comments Made: 367; Friends: 248
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Da Vinci, AshtonFavorite movies: The Right Stuff, Chronicles of Riddick, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite bands / musical artists: Joe Satriani, Disturbed, Nightwish, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Aerosmith, MDB
Favorite games: X-Plane, Earth and Beyond, Starflight, Half Life, Quake 3, Full Throttle
Favorite gaming platform: Life (rev. 1.0)
Tools of the Trade: Kodak DX7440, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, Sony Cybershot DSC-F707, Corel 7, Patience
Other Interests: Aviation, Astronomy, Books, Goldpanning, Rock Climbing, Technology and Engineering
# About me
Current Residence: Vicinity, AlaskaFavourite genre of music: Anything with an edge
Operating System: XP
MP3 player of choice: Creative Nomad
Shell of choice: 12 gauge
Favourite cartoon character: Father Torque
Personal Quote: "Limits are a matter of past experience, not a measure of reality."
# Comments
Comments: 125
Thanks for theΒ watch and Welcome to Chibi's World!
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Thanks for stopping by my gallery, I enjoy finding "local" if Fairbanks is local considering I'm in Palmer people.
You've some really nice photos in your gallery.
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Thanx for visiting us at AkPAS 
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hi,
what will be the best time to witness auroras where you live? what is a good time to visit the place you live in ?
it looks beautiful
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It's possible to see the aurora from about August 15th until April 1st. It doesn't get dark enough in April, May, June and July, but those are the warm months. Also, the sun has an 11 year cycle from high active to low, then back to high. We've been at the low point, so the aurora will be more active and frequent in a year or two from now. When it's at the high point, there is usually some sort of aurora every night or two and lots of good displays. So the best time to visit depends on what you'd like to see. Green scenery, warm weather and wildlife are best viewed in the summer. The aurora in the winter or spring months, but fall is decent too.
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Ahoy thar matey! I just featured your work in my latest journal! [link]
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Hi Shay,
Bit over a month late getting back to you, but I'd like to thank you for featuring my work in your journal. It's an honor to have my work grouped with the caliber of art pieces you chose to feature.
Thank you again and I hope all is well!
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Thank you so much for the fave... I really appreciate it!
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I would really pay for a large print of some of your photos. Do you plan to sell any?
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I've actually been thinking about doing so for quite a while now, especially with some of my personal favorites. I've also been toying with the idea of putting together a book at some point. As far as prints, if you have requests for prints, let me know which ones call to you the most and I'll see what I can do.
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Wow, Thanks for the info. I figured such. Your gallery is amazing, I love it all! 
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Alaska is awesome! I should know I live in Fairbanks!
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Hey thanks for the watch I love your gallery. You know I grew up in Alaska, Ft. Wainwright. It's beautiful up there, I miss it...
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Such a small world! Seems Ft. Wainwright has grown a bit over the last few years, along with Fairbanks itself, so you may not even recognize it if you saw it today. Anyhow, sorry it took so long to get a reply out, I've been out away from all traces of civilization for the past 7 weeks doing geological work. Thanks for the commetns and the add!
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Thank you so much for the 
I'm glad you like "Alaska day "!
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Thanks for the 
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Thanks for the fave, i'm glad you like it, i'm very proud of this shot.
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Thank you for the
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I do check the aurora forecast, but use it only as a guideline. What I do is call up the
"Magnetometer Chain " and compare the live data to what I see out the window. I've often found that it gives 5-15 minute warnings in which to get the camera set up. I'm still learning how to read the squiggles, but it definitely does help.
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Ooooo, coooool! I'll have to start checking that out, too. Just added it to my Aurora bookmarks folder. Thanks for sharing!
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Check my scraps for a capture of the mag' graph from last night. I've made notes on it as to when the sky was active. The display was fantastic considering all the moonlight.
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Cool, [opened in a new tab] I was checking intermittently, I can't believe I missed it!
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Thanks so much for the
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