Visibility IV / V
The timing of the CME eruption in the sun caused me a bit of a bittersweet feeling, as Sunday was a return day from Ruka and luck wasn’t there for the repos.
I followed the situation while driving and stated that in the evening the terrain needs to be done to check the situation. However, the return took so long that the first handsome belts fluttered in the sky while I was still at home on the sauna ice on the stairs. A glance at the satellite data confirmed the notion that there was no need to hurry anymore, the direction of the magnetic field became unfavorable for at least the next hour. Otherwise, the situation with regard to data was very good and raises expectations.
I packed my backpack and decided to go to the shore of Höytiäinen, but the situation did not change much in terms of the direction of the magnetic field. After a warm day, the hut formed a heavy fog, so I made a quick decision about returning home and using the traditional windows.
As midnight approached, the direction of the magnetic field began to become more favorable. I put on a good deal and climbed over the snow walls of the yard to wait for the one to come. I had already set the camera toward the northern sky until the direction of the magnetic field squatted well into the minus. Despite the moonlight, I could already see with my eyes that the diffuse gauze arc was already well above Otava's height. Based on my experience, I estimated that the point would be big and I switched places in the backyard and pointed the camera towards the zenith. Despite activating, I tempered my mind and let the camera be in its fields and started interval shooting.
About a quarter later, it really started to happen. I threw myself on the back of the project and did get to enjoy the finest northern lights show for many years. The northern lights were dazzlingly beautiful as they fluttered around Ottawa.
Even in these sad and frightening times, it would sound that as many such moments as possible could be experienced by as many people as possible, at least I got my thoughts out of the hybrid flood of information for a moment.
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