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As someone who has never seem them, what I wish most people would do is attempt to edit said photos to 'about what it looked like to my eyes.' You can find som

As someone who has never seem them, what I wish most people would do is attempt to edit said photos to 'about what it looked like to my eyes.' You can find some online, but they range from 'just like the picture' to 'random fog', so one is left not knowing what to believe.

bawolff 2y ago
It varries significantly depending where you are. Both could be true for different people viewing them from different places.
- silisili 2y ago
  These would be interesting data points based on season, location, and weather conditions nonetheless.
  - bawolff 2y ago
    That's a little like asking people to report how wet they got when it was raining, and not controlling for if they have an umbrella or were out after the storm passed.
Nition 2y ago
I was in a place with fair amount of light pollution, and far from where the aurora would be strongest. These two photos taken with my camera, are approximately how it looked to my eyes after they'd adjusted to the dark: https://i.imgur.com/8OOiCgX.png https://i.imgur.com/8OOiCgX.png https://i.imgur.com/GCpyumd.png https://i.imgur.com/GCpyumd.png As a comparison, this is how my phone captured the same scene with default settings: https://i.imgur.com/FCvN3gf.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/FCvN3gf.jpeg
- silisili 2y ago
  Thanks! Certainly two entirely different visuals.
  - Nition 2y ago
    Yeah. Although I'm sure you can get closer to the phone photo in real life if you're somewhere very dark and near the poles.