{"id":7645,"date":"2023-03-24T00:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T05:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2023-03-24T07:02:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:02:53","slug":"bolt-to-the-butte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7645","title":{"rendered":"Bolt to the Butte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One look at the data this evening, and I knew I had to get out with my camera for once. I’ve done the responsible grownup thing over and over again when these things happen on a weeknight, but I’d actually taken a bit of a dad nap this evening so I felt fresh. Out we went, my youngest boy joining me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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I had a spot in mind, but it was too far of a driving considering the time. Instead we zipped over to Solberg Butte, which isn’t far from us at all, and set up shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At first there were some pretty wild, sharp shapes whipping around. These would soften quickly into broad, shimmering patches in the sky. I caught a little bit of it before the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It wasn’t long before the colors began to rush toward a vortex just over our heads, and also above Solberg Butte. This was actually facing southeast, which demonstrates how great a lightshow we experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then it was time to do the responsible thing and get home for bed. Why can’t these things happen on a Friday night? Perhaps they will. I’m just glad I got my sorry butt out with my camera for once. It’s been a long, dreary winter, and I needed something like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did manage to break a little piece in the pivot of one of my tripod’s legs tonight, which turned it into a $60 night. Thankfully, even though it’s a nearly twenty year old Italian tripod, I was able to get parts – and at a decent price, at that. The shipping was so much I ordered two. I like spares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s hope we have many more nights like this one – albeit warmer, and on weekends – in 2023 as the sun is in an active cycle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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