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Kelly Kizer Whitt
West of Madison, Wisconsin
03/23/2023
10:00 pm

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The aurora began as a glow along the horizon and then morphed into pillars and rippling curtains. It was probably the best auroral display I've seen in my life. By midnight I had to go to bed, but it was hard to sleep with the lights still dancing outside my window.

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