They are always visible here. Lately, though, they have been pale, color washed out even though they can be fairly bright and cover the whole sky. I suspect the quiet sun is not capable of sending the colorful particles these days.
The one I saw was a definite rose color, it looked as though it was rising out of the trees at the end of the road...it got so bright that on a moonless night, you could see the road, the trees on either side, a deer crossing the highway half a mile on down...
I’d love to see the lights again, but Alaska is so far away.