Nature's light show 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="stargazer">stargazer</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aurora">aurora</span> <span word="borealis">borealis</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> - <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="missed">missed</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="aurora">aurora</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> 22 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Yellow">Yellow</span> <span word="Knife">Knife</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>29 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="collide">collide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="atoms">atoms</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="altitudes">altitudes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span> 30,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($4,900), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Astronomical">Astronomical</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 7.</p><p><span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Dayi">Dayi</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aurora">aurora</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="however">however</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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