October 29, 2003 (0808 UTC)
 
As twilight was fading to black, and a three day old moon hung in the sky, I prepared for my first real attempt at photographing an aurora. I looked south and saw a faint, but definite pink glow illuminating the clouds. This got me excited - It never occurred to me that aurora could be seen during twilight before. I took this image to see if my eyes had been teasing me... They weren't! It was the start of a night to remember. Photo details: Minolta camera, one minute exposure with a 28mm lens @ f-2.8, Kodak Elitechrome 200 slide film.

Image taken October 29th 2003