© P. Booth 2007

2007 February 04, Sunday at 21:06, from Sea Point. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, fl=23mm, f/4, 20s exposure, ISO 800.
"I picked it up after 21:00 only with binoculars, first as a fuzzie with averted vision," Pat writes. She used a green laser-point, mounted on the camera, to act as a finder in locating it (as shown here).

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