6:15 PM: High over the sunset glow, the crescent moon appeared tonight – thanks to Jon Anderson for the photo. But the sky may get vastly more spectacular if the Northern Lights – aka aurora – come back for an encore. As we write this, one of the forecast sites recommended by West Seattle educator Alice Enevoldsen says the geomagnetic activity is at storm level. That’s not a guarantee of aurora appearance, but it’s promising. Last night it was after 2 am when – as shown here in photos and video – it finally became visible. Alice’s site has viewing tips as well as forecast/status links. Updates to come!

9:38 PM: Kevin Freitas got a glimpse and sent the photo above. Still at “storm level”!

10:51 PM: Things have calmed since; Beth sent the photo above – look at it VERY closely – explaining, “Caught some light colors at 10:17 pm. Apparently they can form an arc, like a rainbow, and this is part of that.”

12:35 AM: More photos! Above, that’s from Heather Wright, first person to send pics early today in the first wave. Heather says, “Got another glimpse of the aurora tonight at 10:49 in North Admiral. Not like last night. But still cool to see.” Below, Kevin Freitas sends another view, looking toward the downtown skyline:

Still “storm level” out there, so might not be done yet.