< AURORA
NIGHT LIGHTS
A spectacular aurora appeared late evening, 20th to 21st of January 2026, produced by a G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm. The fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) and combined S4 (Severe) solar radiation storm was associated with a powerful X1.98 class solar flare, that had erupted on January 18.
Tooms Lake Road | Ross |Tasmania | Australia
Night Lights
Scott Bennett
2AM to 03:35AM, 21/01/2026
Digital photograph
Nikon D750, 14 mm f/2.8, 10 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 1600
SEEING
The earlier clouds cleared and the near new-moon had set; so it was perfect for seeing! It was so spectacularly bright and the motion incredible, as fast wave-like sheets flicked overhead. I’d never seen anything like it before! The naked eye experience was spectacular and it seemed less important to try and capture it with a camera. Just the shear size of it alone; to the zenith above and beyond and east to west. I drove into town and woke several friends at 2AM because it was so special. Luckily they all thanked me for disturbing them! 🙂
Tooms Lake Road | Ross |Tasmania | Australia
Harbour Bridge
Scott Bennett
2AM to 03:35AM, 21/01/2026
3 x digital photographs stitched
Nikon D750, 14 mm f/2.8, 10 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 1600
The “STRONGEST EVER SUBSTORM” recorded by the Glendale app. The
magnetometer data reached -5504 nT (nanotesla) at 21:24 UTC. Previous
record was the May 11th, 2024, event that reached -4319 nT.
