Aurora seen in South Dakota on June 20, 2015.
Earth is experiencing an ongoing geomagnetic storm that started on June 22, 2015 due to the arrival of an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, or CME, from a minor flare on June 20, 2015. Aurora were sighted in several mid-latitude locations, including Virginia, in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
“The most intense aurora I’ve ever seen. It started with a wall of light between Lake Preston and DeSmet, South Dakota, while the moon was still out” said photographer Christian Begeman.
Credits: Courtesy of Christian Begeman