[Leica] Got home just in time....

[Douglas Barry]

Very impressive, Aram. We're at 53 degrees north - a whupping 7 degrees 
further north - and should have a fairly good view, but, as we all 
know,  life sometimes gives you a shit hand. I've never been so busy 
since I've retired - long story - and arrived home frazzled at the peak 
of the solar storm to find a surprisingly enthusiastic youngest son 
waxing lyrical about our chances of seeing the AB. He wanted me to 
accompany him down to the shore of Dublin Bay to see the wonders of the 
universe.

As it was a mere 2 minutes away from the house, despite being exhausted, 
I agreed. What a disappointment (expected - at my end - from the buffets 
of my 73 years)  as the growing and growing glowing of Ireland's 
capital's orgasm of lights snuffed out any chance of nature's occasional 
magnificence reasserting its significance. One glance, and I left the 
camera in the car. After ten minutes of the dawning realisation of 
modernity's intrusive adjustment of nature's bounty, I drove home with a 
disappointed son.

Life ain't fair, so thanks for giving me a vicarious view.  A five 
second exposure really helps to get the colours.

Douglas

On 16/05/2024 01:23, Aram Langhans via LUG wrote:
> We are far enough north (Yakima,WA) and rural enough that from time to 
> time if you go a few miles out of town you can see some color (well, 
> the camera sensor can), but nothing at all like what happened last 
> Friday.  Like the difference between a slight partial solar eclipse 
> and totality.  No comparison.
>
> On 5/11/2024 4:27:45, Don Dory wrote:
>> Do the lights frequent your neighborhood.
>>
>> On Sat, May 11, 2024, 8:48 AM Aram Langhans via LUG 
>> <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Returned from our trip yesterday afternoon and got everything backed
>>> back where it belonged.  Was exhausted, but went outside at about 10:30
>>> to look for the Aurora and saw it.  Got a second wind and headed up the
>>> canyon to get away from the city lights and found a good spot along the
>>> river.  Here is one result.
>>>
>>> Northern Lights-8082-Pano (leica-users.org)
>>> <
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/s_002/Northern+Lights-8082-Pano.jpg.html 
>>>
>>> Good timing on our part to make it home.
>>>
>>> Comments welcome.
>>>
>>> Aram
>>>
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>>> Aram Langhans
>>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
>>> & Unemployed photographer
>>>
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>>> himself
>>> would ever have dared dream.”   James D. Watson
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