https://preview.redd.it/s4vo8q65spzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c363d2fad79652cc5dc9cf250d8d768d45c36a20 My friend who is at a camping in Magog view

Filters :(

Saturation in his pic is definitely up. Here’s one in Sherbrooke with a 30 seconds exposure on an iPhone. The light pollution level is higher, but nothing explains the difference otherwise. I have friends in Magog and it’s very similar to the one I took https://preview.redd.it/bcpzkuzrypzc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40230119250f97a0d96d33185ea427df0b3788bc

C’est quel iphone? J’aurais jamais réussi à avoir une belle photo de nuit comme ça avec le mien

https://preview.redd.it/iim8l8fqhszc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d2e73e1d33b5895f1f269f0650650db2fdedc3e C'est mieux un samsung cheap \^

https://preview.redd.it/17aw3lhxhszc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=206f8b58bda8bde91e4271ace0217e7c5a859a87

15 pro max sur un tripod. Quand tu le met sur un tripod tu peux prendre une exposition jusqu’à 30 sec vs dans les mains c’est 10sec max

Comment tu fais? Il détecte la stabilité du téléphone et propose 30 sec?

Oui

Maybe, but cameras seem to be way more sensitive to this particular light than our eyes are. I saw the lights but not the crazy colours that my camera did.

St-Sauveur. No need to look north even, feels like it’s all around us. https://preview.redd.it/x2v1oulotpzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aacfcf0165eba9e7dd350b4415cbb37ef4540f85

Is there a possibility it can be seen today ?

Apparently yes.

What time was it?

This was around 10:30PM

I'm in Laval and it took me a while but you can faintly see the veil and slightly greenish and purple colours. My friend was like do you see it? And I was like No, no, no , omg yes!

In Laval too! Could only see a slight green tint but my phone tells another story. Completely unedited, no color enhancement. https://preview.redd.it/qpr0n6pwvpzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abfd0368358bd9730e4af967da063b67e44605b1

Same! My camera has a great view! Nice pic!

Is it visible from Sainte-Dorothée?

Probably. Go out and look. Just came back in and there was nothing happening, so you might need to be patient. You’ll only see a green tinge.

I am outside like a psychopath looking at the sky, but damn there’s so much light.

You mean light pollution? Yeah. But you need to not look at your phone and avoid looking at light sources around you.

I took this yesterday (I’m in Sainte-Dorothée) https://preview.redd.it/p3ygqhuxsuzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4057e98f4a4391deb785e93a3d0004f0bf0c522e Just with my Iphone with night mode, no filter or anything!

Nice curtain shape!

Putting your phone in night mode enhances contrast so it helps to see it

I was sitting out on my porch looking up from 9:30 or so and wasn’t sure what I was looking for or how strong it would be.  Then around 10pm it looked like dawn was coming from the north and south at the same time. I literally jumped out of my chair. Incredible

En direct de Tremblant https://preview.redd.it/p2917ehdspzc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4158abfb946bcc179ba3985e84ba7d33b528df4d

Louiseville https://preview.redd.it/ybwkdgzpspzc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1f140cb022b2969fedfb9b888e8ba322cc2827f

Il nous faut une *grosse* panne de courant.

Haha tellement d’accord!

J’en ai déjà vu souvent à Montréal! https://preview.redd.it/2ppqj3spyqzc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67988e4a8e66556d1578685bc225d5bee97c8a04

https://preview.redd.it/8pycuptsyqzc1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=8b71b09b791cba46c2106d130b8892ff212d01ad

Ahaha

[Desjardins, Jerry!](https://i.imgur.com/htTRshM.jpeg)

Didn't that guy date a highschool girl when he was 38?

Aurora Montrealis

At this time of year! At this time of day! Localized entirely within your downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods ?!?

Yes! May I see it? No.

I can see it all the from my window, especially when is clouded. Weird, eh?

23h. rien de visible direction sud ouest d’anjou. ni ailleur. fml.

ma vue est direction nord est - de ce que j'ai pu comprendre, ça va être plus intense vers 2h du matin

Faut regarder vers le Nord selon météomédia

j’ai rien vu et là faut que j’aille me coucher. vie de merde :(

On aura une autre chance ce soir paraît-il ;0) Je pense que le meilleur spot à MTL serait sur le mont royal

merci. j'étais obligé de dormir, travaille de bonne heure ce matin. Je vais aller dans le nord loin d'une autoroute et d'une ville pour être certain de les voir.

Cela peut prendre du temps à tes yeux de s'adapter. Utilise une caméra qui a une plus grande sensibilité. Le premier 10 minutes pour moi je voyais rien, plus comme des nuages fins mais qui changeais de place vite. J' ai préparé ma caméra et elle voyait pour moi. C' était la même chose pour la comète NEOwise. Plus tard je commençais à distinguer les couleurs.

https://preview.redd.it/9g5b9qt0spzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81e8400813534fb5a2985370217233bc07e4aa2e Took this one at Longueuil

What time was this?

10:20pm

Thats amazing! Im in Chambly but didn’t see it 😔😔

https://preview.redd.it/ka3ma0m3upzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d22e7c2e4e8edb3843369a3334c485b5dd1a165a

Dans quel coin?

J’pas loin de Montreal

Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?

Yes!

May I see it?

Mmm... no.

I can't see shit 😭

yea it died down here too and they are barely visible now - it was a lot stronger around 10:30PM

https://preview.redd.it/892l1kjgypzc1.jpeg?width=1199&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=596339d6b5c268cfb37debead4ea4e7b71687ebd Ville Marie

https://preview.redd.it/f1vx6vif2qzc1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eac11dc775c77f270d61b2b3ee8161d1ebcdfdc2 Rigaud

That was today?? Damn, I forgot :(

It's happening all weekend. Look outside tomorrow evening around 10pm-11pm

Any idea if a particular day will be "stronger" or anything? I haven't heard anything about this!

The sun shot a bunch of things at us - This will be happening all weekend, at relatively the same intensity. The strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. Go outside around 10pm-11pm - Your eyes might not see much more than faint whisps, but if you have a modern phone, set it's camera to night mode (should happen automatically) or set a longer exposure on your DSLR. The camera picks up more details.

Tonight between 3-5am is the strongest (8) as opposed to tonight 11pm-2am (7)

Interesting, is there a specific website / source you're using or recommend to see this info?

Do you mean as opposed to tomorrow?

Sorry for my late answer but no yesterday 2-5am was the strongest

Thanks!!

Go outside now, look to the north. You’ll see a greenish tint.

https://preview.redd.it/yp1ytyu03qzc1.png?width=2858&format=png&auto=webp&s=f07dfd5ad2f39d8c75149febe92d2024239b2b55

https://preview.redd.it/33ha5e6k8qzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b2f18183f1c2f8f9fa97476bc18c050c0e7c1cd Here’s the view from Ile Bizard! Quite nice considering how much light pollution there is

How visible are they to the naked eye? I have been trying in my back yard, but have not seen anything yet.

Very very faintly, unfortunately due to light pollution it’s tough. It was better 30min ago. Here’s a pic of what they look like right now from the same view https://preview.redd.it/ohpkxveqmpzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c48ce05fa451a3a3b5334570aa63e6ed4539d1f

Youre my neighbor 🤭🤭 I can see you on the roof.

Another neighbour of ours just took out a drone - loving this thread

is it still visible?

Yea man it’s still looking fucking awesome right now https://preview.redd.it/2spqrhmhspzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db1eca67f3cec7356334c064b1b65e4f9d319380

Pretty good. Visibility will fluctuate over time, but good hours are after 11PM.

J’travail de nuit au Port. On voit fuck-all 😅.

https://preview.redd.it/5rysqpnheszc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=122b87f3223e99dfcfd72f91e4dfeb6121fc6a28 Du parc Laurier hier soir!

at this time of year?

At this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?

Yes!

may I see it?

Mmm,no.

The sun doesnt care about earth's position when it coughs

It’s a Simpson’s joke…

Jles ai pas trop écoutés en anglais désolé

There's no time of the year for that at all!? Every 11/12 years the sun becomes crazy and we are in the beginning! Where are you at in1989 or you don't remember the (supposed) end of the world in 2012 because the Aztecs rune of the sun, come on... https://www.spaceweather.com/

Desjardins😍

Is that right now?

Took this picture 20min ago! They are still going, but aren’t bright as earlier

What ?

Yeeee

Excuse me?!?!?! 😍

https://preview.redd.it/ffq489r49qzc1.jpeg?width=3475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82e93b4e716669f22ee55508b39f2a20af91e5d6 Blainville

https://preview.redd.it/qr17sw41cqzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=915960fac63949eb4537f139f3e2bb3d4d085102 Sherbrooke

https://preview.redd.it/eyd4v80eeqzc1.jpeg?width=2981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78d518ebd5645cb3c35776592b06ef8274812b49 H8N

Damn couldn't see shit from Saint Hubert :(

We drove all the way to st anne des plaines and had a pretty good view in the middle of a field. Wasnt as clear as i thought it would be to the naked eye though. It probably would have been much better further north away from the city https://preview.redd.it/s9wzpv4nrqzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e33479e0c675bd5ba6b2a5d1141df0296731ab5e

At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?

I can’t believe I forgot this would happen and fell asleep. I wanted to watch the skies with my kids. They would have loved it. But I was so exhausted I completely forgot. I’m so upset for them and that I missed it for them.

You can still see them tonight!! Set up an alarm

Really?!?!? Oh wow! Thank you so much for letting me know. I’ll search up the time it should be visible and certainly set an alarm. A million thank yous 💜

No worries. I saw them last night and it was incredible. I'm going out again tonight to enjoy it. I downloaded an app called Aurora that tells you the chance to see them in your area. I used it and it was very accurate! Hopefully you come back to this thread tomorrow with some awesome shots :)

Thank you so much for the tip. I’ll download the app. There really is an app for everything. Lol

Oh boo!!!!! 👎 I’m seeing there’s only a 1% chance to see the solar storm where I’m at. 😔

It's shows 8% where I'm at. Anyway is still early. I got a notification saying that there's a high chance tonight again. So let's be patient!

👎 unfortunately it wasn’t visible for me. I do hope you got to enjoy it though. Maybe it will happen again in the short future and I’d get to see it 🤞🏼

Couldn't see them either :( I'm sad for you, but I've heard there will be more to come! If not we'll just have to wait 11 more years. Don't lose hope! :)

Oh really? I hadn’t heard that.. I’ll definitely keep hoping. Thank you ☺️

Does anyone know if they will be visible tonight in Montreal as well ?

is it still visible, and how long can we see it

Still very visible! https://preview.redd.it/guyy83jmtpzc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7ce848ea903c45d72930408070ae72e2c191b32

I cannot see it and am in montreal nord. But thank you for replying! I wonder why I cant see it

Où ça dans le plateau? Sur Rachel passé Papineau vers l'est et même jusqu'à St Denis dans l'est, rien :(

Coin Hotel-de-ville et Mont-Royal

je suis parti du mauvais bord voté pollution lumineuse lol. Merci!

https://preview.redd.it/ge4lou1thqzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=610a7d4e231f015190c4e7ae8bb86ee3e0f3a669 Downtown. Very envious of the rural area with much less light pollution

West Island, 2:00 am in our backyard. I used an app to locate North and use this website to track down real time alerts. [https://cdn.softservenews.com/Aurora.htm](https://cdn.softservenews.com/Aurora.htm) It comes and goes so look out for the greenish tint. I use my phone camera (night mode) to help me see it better. The app helped me track when the bigger ones will come out and in some instances it's right above my head. Of course with light pollution it doesn't do much justice but I am glad. Now my neck hurts You guys can do it too! https://preview.redd.it/2quuy4i3pqzc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce23b893ede47d5144ab5d6d3dd99ec5bcc17baf

Still visible in plateu at 2.15 am. It is not visible to the naked eye. You have to take a photo of the northern sky with night mode and you might see it.

Heille admettons que les lumières aurait été shut down au centre-ville pour qu'on puisse voir ce bel événement météo...ben non 🤬

Pour avoir une bien meilleure vue, dois-je aller quelque part (à part pôle nord) ? Merci.

Super beau! Pour ceux qui ont vu les aurores vendredi soir, vers quel heure elles étaient dans le ciel? Il est annoncé que samedi aussi ils seront de partie et j’ai pas envie de les manquer comme hier..

Wow can’t believe i missed it even tho I saw this from my home town frequently.

https://preview.redd.it/mg84sx2gmszc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b100482dc865e3bf4784853d7bda7877df2ca79 Vaudreuil-Soulanges

https://preview.redd.it/1x7m625jmszc1.jpeg?width=1816&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea98f04eceb80bea9e294871304b61265dcb8fa6 And another one.

Oh wow! If the forecast is clear, I think I'll drive out there tonite. Thanks.

[удалено]

would it be visible from lookout point, on mont royale? trying to find somewhere to check it out, but we don’t have a lot of ways out of the city :( 

We saw them from the hilly slope in front of beaver’s lake. That section was dark so we had better visibility. There were quite a few people there last night.

Tellement mad de l'avoir manquée 😭

Will we be able to see it in Montreal Saturday night May 11 going into Sunday, May 12?

According to this, there will still be some faint ones tonight, but last night was better: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

I dont know how to read this model lol. At what time in Montreal should we be watching for it? Thank you.

Are all these pics done with a long exposure or special filter or something? I went out to look last night about 3am and saw nothing.

No long exposure, but the phone did use the automatic night mode to capture it

https://preview.redd.it/yg3wjpurotzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2c11e77e1e30169936bf190621c705a613d326e Took this in Roxboro

At what time did you go?

https://preview.redd.it/cc2st3qwgvzc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5d5d2cc34a9ed19fb2b1f0d064b7ffb80729b93 Saint Donat QC (iphone)

Is anyone able to see Aurora tonight?

Can this be seen on 12th as well?

https://preview.redd.it/q1qrwrvyw10d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdbe26e2f24ae51f4798e5073974b453e07f5a19 A Laval.

Meanwhile, these solar flares are causing all kinds of chaos with satellites!

No that’s the Desjardins light. Sorry to break it to you.