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Beams glittering in the dark

Beams glittering in the dark

Standing there alone in a freezing breeze, trying to convince myself that "nothing ventured is nothing gained", I was astonished when an Auroral beam went strai...
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Standing there alone in a freezing breeze, trying to convince myself that "nothing ventured is nothing gained", I was astonished when an Auroral beam went straight through the middle of the Southern Cross! Putting on my glasses and squinting at the camera monitor in the dark, I let out several yelps of joy when I sighted these magenta caped beams!
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