Chasing Aurora
On our last day in Mclarenvale a large solar storm was forecast to result in an Auroroa Australis of proportions that could be seen from the Australian mainland and, possibly, as far north as Adelaide. Armed with an absolute lack of knowledge about astrophotography I downloaded an Aurora app and headed off to Maslins Beach lookout to have a shot (ha ha) at getting a shot of the Aurora. Roger, not wanting to stand around in the dark and cold, stayed home with the dog. All ready for Auroral action. My app informed me that the best auroras happened from 09:30 in the morning and were not visible due to daylight. Waiting for the daylight to take itself off to the other side of the world. A pretty crescent moon came out to play, but no-one was interested in it so it headed off to the other side of the world as well. A small group of random photographers stood on Maslins Beach lookout with me, watching the sun set. A lady came along on an electric bike and took photos of the sunset befo