There was some very strong geomagnetic storming from the 25th to the 27th August, but sadly my location in south-west Iceland was completely overcast with cloud for the entire period. The cloud finally parted on the evening of the 28th, and I was able to go out and see some weak aurora overhead between 00:45 and 01:15 UTC (unfortunately I missed the strongest part of the display which was a bit earlier). It is slightly difficult to see the aurora in the photographs, due to the bright twilight sky and also the influence of a full moon. But the aurora was still sufficiently strong to beat those other light sources, and there were even some ray structures across wide parts of the sky.
Image 1. 00:48 UTC. Taken at: ISO = 1600, f/2.8 @ 14 mm, exposure = 17 sec. Looking north.
Image 2. 00:59 UTC. Taken at: ISO = 1600, f/2.8 @ 14 mm, exposure = 13 sec. Looking north.
