“I want to see more lights,” Charlie protests, while the attendant finds the information I need. “Charlie, there’s been a second solar flare. If we’re lucky, we’ll see the Borealis and the Australis in one week! The Southern version is just as gorgeous—or maybe even more beautiful. Pink, purple, green, and gold. If we miss it this time, I promise we’ll go chasing it together, as long as it takes us.”

