The sunset tonight was one of the most dramatic I have ever seen, the sky looked as if it was on fire. It looked apocalyptic. Maybe it’s a sign of things to come…thunderstorms, torrential rain and localised flooding are forecast for the next 24 hours. No observing tonight.

I grabbed my Canon 7D, stuck my cruddy wide-angle on it and took the following photos. Apart from cropping and a bit of sharpening, I have not doctored them in any way to make them more dramatic (but they are underexposed by a stop, to prevent the highlights burning out). The dead tree at top left adds to the apocalyptic feel.