We had thin cloud as we walked up our little hill to our viewing spot, a few stars visible through holes in the clouds. The wind made the environment feel very cold, but in the moonlight it looked so beautiful. As I explained how the northern lights were created the sky above and to the south began to clear, a long strip of clear sky opened to the north with just a hint of green light in the moonlight. The glow of the birch wood fire was so attractive on this cold windy night, soon everyone was around the fire, just me outside watching the sky. The sky continued to
clear and the northern lights were hiding in the moonlight but began to brighten so everyone with a camera was called out to get some pictures, the only way of seeing this pale display. A few tall pillars of light and we got everyone out but then they faded away again back into the moonlight. Then we got a brighter moment from the northern lights, it lasted for a while so we got some better pictures and we could see it with the naked eye now.
We were just setting out to return to town, the guests were all in the mini buses, then the northern lights began to cross the sky, rising up from the western end and across above the tree tops. So it was „EVERYONE OUT“ „NORTHERN LIGHTS“ and we all got out and watched the brightest bit of the display so far, those cameras that were ready got very good pictures. Wow what an ending to our trip, and just to say goodnight to us all as we rounded a corner in the road home across the sky tall streaks of green light rippled along a band of the northern lights. The meteorite crashing to earth a little later for those who saw it was a perfect ending to the night.
