@OneRedSandal · Yesterday 22:18
When people travel to Iceland or Scandinavia to see the Northern lights, do they also have to look at them through a phone? Is it just in the UK that you can't see them without a camera?
@ChocolateBiscuitsandaCuppa
I know a few have already commented with their experiences; wanted to add mine.
Saw them easily with the naked eye in Iceland one January. The guide picked them up before I could see anything at all, and I thought that was it. Over about 10-20 minutes they got stronger and really vivid (easily as vivid to the naked eye as the photos in the camera vs. eye link someone posted earlier). It was like a slowly moving light show; stunning and really mesmerising. By the time we got back to town over an hour later, you could see them easily from there too.
Yeah this. ^ I know some people (who posted pics that they had taken through a camera,) produced some that looked like neon dayglo! When in reality they are rather pastel-like. But why would anyone assume no-one can see them properly except the UK? 
Even a pp in Oz has posted the reflection of the northern lights (the southern lights.)
If It wasn't possible to see them, there wouldn't be such a phenomenal amount of photos all over social media and the news. (From the UK, and lots of other countries.)
The best ones are very likely from people who live rurally. People in highly lit areas didn't see them so well.
Pic 1 is how some people are presenting them - and they didn't look like this to the naked eye really. (This is how I saw them anyway, on Friday.) Pic 2 is how they actually looked (for me anyway, and I would imagine most others.)
In the news it's been stated that they may be bouncing around tonight too! I won't be waiting up as I have a very early start tomorrow. Good luck to those who haven't seen it yet. Hope you do soon! 