The Sun Has Been Angry

We're in Solar Maximum.  That means the sun is angry. This week we've seen about 3 flares.  Tonight was a little powerful.

Multiple flares hit the Earth.

I looked at Facebook and got the notice that auroras were visible in Kansas.

I ran outside and was able to get one with the phone.  

We went to the darker part of the neighborhood and could actually see it with the naked eye.  A big splotch of red in the sky and a glowing light on the horizon.

The lines you see going horizontal are planes.  The vertical ones are called pillars.