Allen Hwang from Deming, New Mexico

Whereas out searching for Perseid meteors round 12:30 a.m. the morning of Aug. 12 in New Mexico, this photographer may see “a faint pink glow … on the northern horizon” — an auroral show from G4-level geomagnetic storms that peaked this weekend. This 20-second publicity was taken with a Nikon DSLR at ISO 1600 and zoom lens at 24mm and f/2.8.