If you remember a few days ago, I reused e-waste to install a network camera in a tree facing our lake, so my wife who can’t go out easily can watch the birds and the nature.
And early this morning, she saw this.
This camera is fabulous: it’s so sensitive in the dark, it captured the northern lights in vibrant colors! That really made her day and mine.
Beautiful shot, and honestly that little win made me smile. Stuff like this is exactly why I scavenge old gear instead of buying new, glad your wife got a front row seat to the show. Those cheap night-vision sensors surprise you when they actually get a chance to shine.
Also, can we please stop hoarding disposable electronics like they’re toilet paper? Someone tossed a working camera and now you both get the northern lights, proof that a tiny bit of effort beats throwing things away. Good on you for rescuing it, setting it up, and giving her a view she otherwise wouldn’t have.