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> nobody wants to see a video or a photo of a dark, gray, and barely visible aurora Except those who want to see an accurate representation of what it looks li
by exodust 2y ago
> nobody wants to see a video or a photo of a dark, gray, and barely visible aurora
Except those who want to see an accurate representation of what it looks like to the naked eye.
- stkhlm 2y agoLiving in northern Sweden I see the northern lights multiple times a year. I have never seen them pale or otherwise not colorful. Green and reds always. That is to my naked eye. Photographs do look more saturated, but the difference isn't as large as this comment thread make it out to be.
- shwaj 2y agoThat mirrors my experience from when I used to live in northern Canada
- jabits 2y agoEven in Upper Michigan near Lake Superior we sometimes had stunn, colorful Northern Lights. Sometimes it seemed like they were flying overhead within your grasp
- DaSHacka 2y agoMost definitely, it's quite common to find people hanging around outside up towards Calumet whenever there's a night with a high KP Index. I highly recommend checking them out if you're nearby, the recent auoras have been quite astonishing
- peanut_merchant 2y agoEven in Northern Scotland (further south than northern Sweden) this is the case. The latest aurora showing was vividly colourful to the naked eye.
- fzzzy 2y agoIn the upper peninsula of michigan I have only seen grey.
- Jensson 2y agoThat is the same latitude as Paris though, not very north at all.
- exodust 2y agoI'm in Australia where the southern lights are known to be not as intense as northern lights. That's where my remark comes from. Those who have never seen the aurora with their own eyes may like to see an accurate photo. A rare find among the collective celebration of saturation.
- freedomben 2y agoExactly. I went through major gas lighting trying to see the Aurora. I just wasn't sure whether I was actually seeing it, because it always looked so different from the photos. It is absolutely maddening trying to find a realistic photo of what it looks like to the naked eye, so that you can know if what you are seeing is actually the Aurora and not just clouds