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Used a focus point on the tree to the right. Strong white (LED) pole light on the back right side.

Wish I could take complete credit for the appearance, but as mentioned earlier the algorithms on these cell phones is unbelievable. Mine is a Pixel 6.
 
One of the coolest and monumental works exhibition I have ever seen that ended this past March at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), “Picasso at Fontainebleau”. A period where he both reverted back to classicism and set forth with Cubism. A vignette below of Pablo Picasso's “Three Musicians and Three Women at the Spring”.

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Got up early this morning around 1:30am for the usual reason and decided to see what I could see of the aurora. To the naked eye, it wasn't much. If you didn't know the aurora was supposed to be visible, you'd never notice. It looked like a thin layer of fog or cloud was setting just above the hills and there was an ever so slightly paler line along the top of the cloud layer. As suggested i grabbed my cell phone and took a night photo and got these. Not spectacular but kind of cool to see it this far south.
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Thought tonight was going to be a bust. Started going out ever 15-20 minutes and really didn't see anything, which was a shame, as the sky was clear with no wind.

Went out one last time a little before 11:30 and saw this:
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Nothing great, but a nice green band. Was getting ready to go inside, took another look and the green band started getting bigger.
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And then the sky started dancing. Took as many as I could as quick as I could. Then, in 14 minutes it was gone. Sometimes it's better to be lucky.... Here's a progression of those few minutes.
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I tried to see them around 10:00P last night. I drove out in the "country" and was surprised to find out how much of the farmland in my area has been developed. Lights everywhere. Found a dark spot and I did see a glow, but I thought it was the glow of city lights North of me. Took a 5 sec exposure and nothing. Went home and went to bed. Maybe next time? Maybe I should have concentrated more on the glow? I'll check tonight and see if it's still there (city lights?).

I did take a shot of the sun to see what was causing this. Lower portion of the pic.
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Not as dramatic as the pics you see on the news. But they have special cameras.
 
I didn't realize the lights go come and go and change that fast. Guess I should have stayed out a little longer. One of my neighbors said he got a lot more color when he went out around 11:30pm, the same night I went out at 10pm and saw nothing and then again at 1:30am and got my photos above.
 
I was fishing in northern Ontario back in the late 80's in August, we were sitting around a fire and I happened to glance up. Neon green in crisp sharp waves just dancing all over the place. Constant motion for probably an hour or more. Will never see that this far south, was the most incredible phenomenon I've ever witnessed. Somewhere I've got slides that I took that night.

Friday night was an anomaly to see that much, for such a long period of time, this far south. The best way is to search NOAA's website for the Kp predictor to see when your area is going to get the best chance of a viewing.
 
trc65 said:
I was fishing in northern Ontario back in the late 80's in August, we were sitting around a fire and I happened to glance up. Neon green in crisp sharp waves just dancing all over the place. Constant motion for probably an hour or more. Will never see that this far south, was the most incredible phenomenon I've ever witnessed. Somewhere I've got slides that I took that night.

Friday night was an anomaly to see that much, for such a long period of time, this far south. The best way is to search NOAA's website for the Kp predictor to see when your area is going to get the best chance of a viewing.
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Still on my bucket list! Been to several places in differing countries where I should have seen them - all relatively near the Arctic Circle - even very Northern Saskatchewan catching monster pike - to no avail! Lil Mikey ain't got no luck - usually with cloudy conditions. The other day, Lil Mikey dragged Mrs. Lil Mikey to see if we could see them. Know some places around with few lights around, but must have gone at the wrong time. Mrs. Lil Mikey got bored after 5 minutes, a little skeered about being out in the dark with Lil Mikey and ordered us back home! Pretty much all the pics I've seen from around here, there was a pink glow with maybe a little green. When I took off my eclipse glasses, I could make out a very faint grayish pink glow that moved to different positions. Coulda been Nashville lights reflecting off smog. When I decided to be safe and put on the eclipse glasses again - could not see anything - danged things are useless!
 
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Still on my bucket list! Been to several places in differing countries where I should have seen them - all relatively near the Arctic Circle - even very Northern Saskatchewan catching monster pike - to no avail! Lil Mikey ain't got no luck - usually with cloudy conditions. The other day, Lil Mikey dragged Mrs. Lil Mikey to see if we could see them. Know some places around with few lights around, but must have gone at the wrong time. Mrs. Lil Mikey got bored after 5 minutes, a little skeered about being out in the dark with Lil Mikey and ordered us back home! Pretty much all the pics I've seen from around here, there was a pink glow with maybe a little green. When I took off my eclipse glasses, I could make out a very faint grayish pink glow that moved to different positions. Coulda been Nashville lights reflecting off smog. When I decided to be safe and put on the eclipse glasses again - could not see anything - danged things are useless!
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You been talking to @Tclem again - wearing eclipse glasses to see the aurora borealis sounds like something he might suggest!
 
What does one do while awaiting for the next subway train to arrive? No, don’t go on the phone to see what new post was just put on Woobarter! No, no. Instead take notice and liking why folks are not sitting on this glorious subway bench when it is rush hour. Fair warning should you decide to sit on this piece of work- you probably going to need a tetanus shot or will need have a hazmat suit on or have yourself rubbed with antibacterial lotion- for one you don’t know the type activities that happens in this bench………you’ve seen Ratatouille.

The design of this wooden subway bench goes back in the early 1970’s designed by Squire J. Vickers, a chief architect of the NYC subway and the inception is from the original, mission style oak bench by Stickley and get this, manufactured by Stickley. It is strips of laminated oak (white ), connected with threaded rods with huge dowel inserts (appears to be 1”) at the arm rest and at the side edge of the backs. Just look at the glorious medullary rays and ray flakes present and the consistency of the tight grain as well as the orientation. Outside the finish being worn off, these are iconic in the NYC Subway system history. Some of these benches were removed in order to make room for more modernized benches (and reclaimed/reused). The benches that were removed were actually sold off by MTA for $ 650 a bench! I would consider that a steal.

Without further to do, I present to you a filthy looking bench in the gritty Brooklyn Subway station……

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PS- next time I am bringing some wood conditioner to bring this puppy back to life- just doing my long due public service.
 
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You been talking to @Tclem again - wearing eclipse glasses to see the aurora borealis sounds like something he might suggest!
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Moi!!!! Speaking to someone from MS? Dunt know about that! I thunk of that on my own - or rather with directions from the guvmint - CDC possibly.
 
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You didn't push anybody in front of train did you?
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No, you can’t do that now (lol) as they started to retrofit safety rail fences like people here are herd of animals because of the 1% (down played that, it is probably higher ) mentally challenged that decides they want to off people when the train is coming. Is that why you afraid to visit NYC? It is not because of the falling bricks or pieces of architectural facades. 😆 You afraid to get amnesia and won’t remember where your wood pile is located?
 
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Moi!!!! Speaking to someone from MS? Dunt know about that! I thunk of that on my own - or rather with directions from the guvmint - CDC possibly.
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I think the xray glasses were for looking at the sun in the daylight so you could see the sunspots (and causes of the aurora), not for seeing the aurora at night. But I might be being too logical.
 
Follow up to #1171 post. Both subway station benches are in Brooklyn, yet one is in the “raw” and the other has that “mission oak” stain. The first raw bench retains its original design and somewhere down the line the internal arms were revised from being blocky into a more very refined, almost non existent arm. That refined style created issues being flatter that folks used to recline. In any case, a dark “mission oak” stain does really bring out the beauty, grain figuring, medullary rays, richness and dramatic aesthetics in white oak as oppose to lighter stains.

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