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I watched as friends posted photos of the aurora borealis lighting up the Bay Area—an incredibly rare event—and realized I had completely missed it. By the time I saw it on Facebook, it was too late.
But there was a chance it might appear again the following night. So around midnight, I headed out with the drone, anti-collision lights on, hoping to capture something just as spectacular.
The aurora never showed. Instead, I found something else.
The dock—where tankers unload—was glowing in the night, its lights reflecting beautifully across the water.
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