On a flight back from Alaska the pilot announced that the northern lights could be seen out the left side of the plane. The passenger opposite me at the left window takes a glance and slides the blind closed. What soulless human being shuts the blinds on the northern lights?
I hope others obliged. I was so annoyed when the Captain overrode the entertainments to make an announcement, only to be pleased he did when I found out why.
It was on the side we were. Like lots of people, we had a look then swapped seats for a while, as per the Captain's tactfully-put suggestion.
Sadly, not close enough that your wing caught on St Elmo's fire, a peculiar but harmless visual-only electrical discharge often caused by the same energies that cause actual Elmo toys to electrocute children.
