3:12 AM: The aurora did appear over West Seattle after all! After West Seattle skywatching expert Alice Enevoldsen told us hours earlier that there was a promising chance of it tonight, we tracked it, but even though the numbers looked good, even Alice couldn’t catch a glimpse. But in North Admiral a little over an hour ago, Heather Wright did, sending the photos above and below, and writing: “We had a quick and minor aurora sighting from our house at around 2 am in North Admiral. It was gone within 15 min.”

Alice’s aurora-viewing advice, with info links, is here.

ADDED 9:18 AM: More views of the aurora from early today – here’s a time-lapse from Kevin Freitas:

Heather, who sent the photos above, has since sent video too:

Space.com says this was the result of the “most intense” solar storm in more than 20 years.

ADDED 11:06 AM: More photos – thank you! These two are from Steven Rice: