First, don’t be dramatic. Sometimes the lights look like a faint white cloud to the naked eye. You snap a photo with your phone on night mode, and bam—green and purple magic. Seriously. Your camera sees more than your eyes do in the dark. So even if it looks weak, take a 10-second exposure.
If you truly see nothing? You still had an adventure. You stood outside in the cold, stared at the stars, and remembered how small and awesome the universe is. That’s not a loss—that’s a win.