That's a kP index of 9, class G5. Pretty much top of the charts!
The yellow highlight marks the time when we were outside.
8:35 - sunset is very soon. The rest of the world is having a fine time; now our turn is coming!!
10:00 - not really dark yet, but photos already show the colors. Amazing.
11:00 - full blast, nearly all-sky coverage. Even visually we can tell green from deep red areas. Even areas around the moon are showing the glow, due west of us. To the NE it looks like an early green dawn is breaking.
We shut down about 12:20am, 8:20UTC. Two cameras taking dozens of images at different settings, in attempts to catch both colors coverage and detail in the curtains. I'd never thought such coverage would happen at 46° latitude. Photos are coming in from Florida Keys and many other southerly sites. Wow!
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