Fairbanksiness (is not a word)

[layla]

The aurora has been absolutely gorgeous the last few nights. Well, not last night, because there were clouds (and this morning it was snowing, aargh). But prior to that, it's been simply staggering -- some of the most impressive displays that I've ever seen. It was so bright on Monday night that it was actually casting light, making the ground visibly brighter. On Tuesday, I went out and lay on a gravel pile (it's kind of nice to have the aurora at a time of year when it's not horribly cold and there isn't much snow!) and just when I thought it wasn't doing much, I got to see the most incredible thing. The sky started out dark and star-filled; then light came swooping in from the south, racing up the sky and filling it until the sky above me was full of shifting green and pink curtains of light, rippling and sweeping all across the sky. Damn, that was cool.

If it's still at it, which it might be, it's been peaking around midnight-1 a.m.; at least that's when I've been noticing it.

And then, from the "WTF, Fairbanks?" category, polarbee pointed out this Craigslist listing. WTF, Fairbanks, WTF. (I wonder if anyone will buy it?)