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Fall colours seen from space

Fall colours across Ontario, Quebec and the eastern United States are seen in this satellite image. Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response

For those living in two of the best areas to see the most vibrant colours of fall, it’s peaked.

New satellite imagery from space shows those fall colours across Ontario, Quebec as well as in the United States in northern Michigan, Wisconsin and New England.

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The image of the colours across the Great Lakes region was taken on Oct. 11 using NASA’s Aqua satellite. The image in Ontario and Quebec was taken on Oct. 12.

Fall colours are seen here across the Great Lakes region in Ontario and northern Michigan and Wisconsin in the United States. Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response

Two of the most colourful provinces are both Quebec and Ontario due to the prevalence of maple trees. Some years the colours are more vibrant than others. So far this year, it looks like in Ontario, the colours are more vibrant than it was in 2014.

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If you want to see some of the beautiful fall colours of Algonquin Park in Ontario, visit their webcam.

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You can see the high-resolution image of the Great Lakes colours here and Ontario and Quebec here.

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