There was a very strong geomagnetic storm in progress this evening, and as a consequence the aurora was visible even in the twilight at dusk and before it was fully dark (Images 1 to 5: high in the sky to the north). The aurora quickly moved directly overhead in a narrow band (Images 6 and 7), and then started to move south of my location (Images 8 to 10). Although much of the aurora was south, two strong bands were visible east to west across the sky directly overhead (Image 11). However, by this point I was losing the battle with the cloud and headed home. The aurora continued to be active for much of the rest of the night.
Image 1. 18:28 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 9.2 sec.
Image 2. 18:29 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 10 sec.
Image 3. 18:32 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 5.5 sec.
Image 4. 18:34 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 6.4 sec.
Image 5. 18:35 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 7.7 sec.
Image 6. 18:38 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 11 sec.
Image 7. 18:46 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 6.7 sec. Directly overhead.
Image 8. 18:54 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 6.8 sec. Looking south-east.
Image 9. 18:56 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 9.1 sec. Looking south-east.
Image 10. 19:05 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 7.3 sec. Looking south.
Image 11. 19:28 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm, 8.4 sec. Looking east.
