By 21:30 UTC this evening there was a nice well-defined arc of aurora developing across the northern sky. It quickly expanded into multiple bands of dancing aurora that flickered across the sky (Images 1 and 2). The activity stayed relatively low down across the northern horizon at ≤4
I flew from Keflavik this evening, and not long after takeoff I could see a weak aurora along the horizon as we headed south (20:03 to 20:35 UTC). It was very difficult to take photographs out of the window due to the angle and the flashing lights on the aircraft wings, so unfortunate
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
A brighter arc of aurora in the northern sky tonight compared to my last few sightings, visible from around 21:15 and glowing throughout at least the next hour. This aurora was a vivid green by eye and on camera, but lacked the purple top of the previous few nights. Every night is dif
Another nice but very low aurora in the north this evening. A little bit frustrating to have these very small auroras while the sky is so clear, but c’est la vie! As last night, the green arc of aurora had a clear purple top on camera. Image 1. 21:41 UTC. Settings = f/2.8, 14 mm