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Aurora Brew

What do you do when you see a KP5 level aurora forecast? Hope and pray that you get clear skies wherever you're at. I still can't describe the feeling...
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What do you do when you see a KP5 level aurora forecast? Hope and pray that you get clear skies wherever you're at. I still can't describe the feeling every time I see her dance gracefully at the night sky. Plus the chance to photograph it = priceless.
Edwin and I had been continuously monitoring the aurora activity, wind direction and cloud cover forecasts a week prior to speculate the best "where, when and what" are our chances that we could see the aurora at it's strongest. Ah...the thrill and excitement just multiplies as the day draws near.
So, after an awesome sunset in glacier lagoon, we went straight to our never ending arctic char feast. Lol. Lost count how many times I went out just to check the skies for that faint glow. Then for the x number of times, finally saw some faint green needles piercing down from the sky. A good sign that we were in for a looooooong night. Drove back to the lagoon and saw that the usual spots were packed with armies of Jedi. Lol. Decided to just head towards the other side of the lagoon and behold, we had this place to ourselves. It was an aurora all nighter. Amazing!
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