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The weather was calm – no wind, only us and North. Sometimes even if you are not able to see it, you have the feeling that there is something in the air, that something great will happen. I was keeping watch at night as Third Officer on the bridge of the ship, when I noticed in the sky a tiny white band approaching like a snake. I knew already, this is it, this is that I was waiting for. I took my camera, went to the bridge wing, took my position and started waiting, like a hunter waiting for its prey. A few minutes later the sky was full of bright green lights dancing in darkness and shining over everything on their way. I had a felt that it was my mission to share this beauty with world. 
Dmitrii Rybalka