[i-vtecyo]

anybody interested?? Might plan on going down to spanish or up burnaby mountain tonight at 1am to check it out myself. Ive told my girlfriend that my biggest wish is to one day to see the northern lights in person, up in the north west territories. I've always imagined viewing these spectacular lights with the ground covered in snow and far away from the city. xD

Northern Lights expected over Metro Vancouver on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/09/northern-lights-expected-metro-vancouver-thursday-friday-nights/)

[etodac]

I'll be going tonight! Thanks for the news. Seeing them is on my bucket list too.

[hotjoint]

Wife wants to see this, we'll probably head up to Burnaby mountain at 1am

[HonestTea]

Burnaby mountain is probably the best place to see it?

[murd0c]

I wish I was camping this weekend, bring a lb of weed lay on the beach and watch it all night

[Matlock]

I went last night and didn't see anything... As for your bucket list... These will not be the rainbow colored northern lights that you are thinking of. You may only see green because most of the other colors will not be as visible this far south.

Also: Too much light pollution.

[lilaznviper]

might also go to bby mountain or somewhere farther away from the city.

[flagella]

I wish I was camping this weekend, bring a lb of weed lay on the beach and watch it all night

You can make something that surpasses this: Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube

[MG1]

I think I'll go to Squint Lake to see the Northern Lights this evening. Maybe others can join us.

[Lomac]

If you genuinely want the best chance of seeing it, go to the Dark Sky park in Abbotsford.

[gloors]

Anyone drive out to Porteau Cove?? Is it more visible out there??

[westopher]

When I saw the link in your post, my exact thoughts were "If this is a fucking vancitybuzz article I'm going to have a fucking aneurysm." Fuck. To make me less angry, I had to watch this.
Aurora Borealis, The Simpsons - YouTube
I've seen them pretty intensely in Edmonton and in Jasper. Much more vivid a little further north.

[jshen]

Thats where I will be heading. Hopefully it will be more visable.

Anyone drive out to Porteau Cove?? Is it more visible out there??

[i-vtecyo]

See you guys at bby mountain at 1am!

[v_tec]

I thought the gates at bby mtn close after midnight?

[fliptuner]

Thinking about going to Golden Ears. Good idea or no?

[Amuse]

I thought the gates at bby mtn close after midnight?

can anyone confirm?

[entrax]

can anyone confirm?

sign says closes at 1am

[dyan]

would cypress or porteau cove be better?

[entrax]

holy shit. burnaby mountain park is busy as hell.
parking starts about halfway down the small road from the main SFU road to the park.

anyone coming up atm, im probably gonna leave soon! I have a spot in the actual lot up here

[Amuse]

So anyone see it?

[hchang]

So anyone see it?

It's not 1am yet

[i-vtecyo]

holy shit. burnaby mountain park is busy as hell.
parking starts about halfway down the small road from the main SFU road to the park.

anyone coming up atm, im probably gonna leave soon! I have a spot in the actual lot up here

omg thats insane, i hope theres something to actually see tonight

[StylinRed]

just saw a small wave of light next to the moon :crazy2: like light gleaming off of glass

[i-vtecyo]

your at burnaby mountain?? still a lot of ppl up there?

[Kisame]

porteau cove is packed, couldn't get in

[xeryusx]

anybody see anything?

[Kisame]

nothing along sea to sky

[anjewree]

Porteau cove a Gong show right now

[CRX SiR]

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/North_New.html

Help show what is going on at the moment

[HonestTea]

Can't see anything at Burnaby Mtn

[Ch28]

Porteau cove a Gong show right now

Police showed up to turn people away

[dee242]

Burnaby mountain was packed

[fliptuner]

Pitt is pretty good

[dee242]

Anyone see anything yet

[sp00n]

Nothing at Iona

[Selanne_200]

Still nothing at porteau cove here

[fliptuner]

Everyone's leaving Pitt lol. Gonna give it another hour or so.

[entrax]

nothing at bbymtn, left cuz too rowdy. two cop cars up there ticketing illegal parking, some car going into a ditch, prius out of battery, dead, and blocking uphill lane, crv doing a railslide on a curb, some Mitsubishi electric car driving on the grass field. all sorts of cars slamming their oil pans and subframes trying to park over the curb into grass field. parking all the way down to the bottom. just a gongshow. left without seeing anything. too cloudy and the cops spotlight is aiming directly in our eyes the way we need to look towards the sky. not all that enjoyable.

[dee242]

Nice mr2 dude I was the guy in the fb rx7

[fliptuner]

Sounds like a black Friday sale lol

[hotjoint]

Glad I didn't go after I read Matlock's post. You guys barely saw anything?

[entrax]

Nice mr2 dude I was the guy in the fb rx7

Oh! you parked by the restaurant? your exhaust 👌

[i-vtecyo]

went to spanish banks and it was pretty packed at 1am. stayed until 3am and didnt see anything. quite disappointing..

[Amuse]

Glad I stayed home and slept. It would be best to find a place without all the crowds.

[GabAlmighty]

Bahahaha, thinking you're gonna see the northern lights in the city... You can barely see the stars as it is. Gotta get out into the bush. Top of Black Tusk would've been a good spot to view.

[flagella]

Lmao. Glad I stayed at home. Don't even bother going to places that are so well known.

[dee242]

Oh! you parked by the restaurant? your exhaust 👌
Aha yeah i did and thanks 3in from the header back no cat into a magnaflow :devil:

[BoostedBB6]

Saw them out in Agassiz....very faint but they were there.

Need to get away from the city to see them.

[smoothie.]

Bahahaha, thinking you're gonna see the northern lights in the city... You can barely see the stars as it is. Gotta get out into the bush. Top of Black Tusk would've been a good spot to view.

I've seen them before coming back from peace arch.

They're pretty bright and hard to miss then they're actually there.

[Lomac]

Seeing the lights is actually a pretty neat experience. They can be super hard to see in the city unless it's a very strong one. I do see them occasionally here in Kamloops as there's not as much light pollution. Green will be the one colour you'll see most often, but once in a while other colours will appear.

[v_tec]

Anyone giving tonight a try?

[sp00n]

Just got back from Burnaby Mountain...no go.

[SkinnyPupp]

nothing at bbymtn, left cuz too rowdy. two cop cars up there ticketing illegal parking, some car going into a ditch, prius out of battery, dead, and blocking uphill lane, crv doing a railslide on a curb, some Mitsubishi electric car driving on the grass field. all sorts of cars slamming their oil pans and subframes trying to park over the curb into grass field. parking all the way down to the bottom. just a gongshow. left without seeing anything. too cloudy and the cops spotlight is aiming directly in our eyes the way we need to look towards the sky. not all that enjoyable.
Oh how I miss Vancouver

[dee242]

Yeah was at bby mountain tonight for a bit and saw nothing

[StylinRed]

it was reported on the news earlier that we wouldn't see anything tonight as the climax was approximately 10AM



did you guys see the meteor though? before sunset

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/14/meteor-vancouver-photos_n_5817446.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2057516/thumbs/o-METEOR-VANCOUVER-QUALICUM-570.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bxdx4UuCAAAQOw9.jpg:large

[snails]

i saw a bright green meteor tonight, all my friends though it was a firework but shooting down from the sky...

awesome!

[i-vtecyo]

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/northern-lights-anticipated-over-metro-vancouver-skies-tonight/

anyone see anything?? Thinking of giving it another shot and head up to burnaby mountain in a few with gf

[godwin]

Go somewhere with less light pollution.. since the sky is clear you don't really need to be that high up to see it.

It happens very quite often in the Lower Mainland, I really don't know why there need to be news article about it..

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/06/northern-lights-anticipated-over-metro-vancouver-skies-tonight/

anyone see anything?? Thinking of giving it another shot and head up to burnaby mountain in a few with gf