Massive solar storm makes Northern Lights visible in parts of Oklahoma
People in numerous other states also north of Oklahoma also saw the Northern Lights
People in numerous other states also north of Oklahoma also saw the Northern Lights
People in numerous other states also north of Oklahoma also saw the Northern Lights
Some Oklahomans who stayed up late – or woke up extremely early – got to see an amazing show in the night sky.
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A massive solar storm sent the Northern Lights deep into North America, with some of the lights being seen in the Sooner State. People in numerous other states also north of Oklahoma also saw the Northern Lights.
The Oklahoma Mesonet posted a picture of the Northern Lights from its location in Medford, showing purple against the night sky. KOCO 5 viewer Taryn Goodwin also shared some pictures with KOCO 5 from north of Crescent, showing the northern lights between 11:45 p.m. Sunday and 12:58 a.m. Monday.
Edgar ONeal also tweeted to KOCO 5 an amazing picture from Wakita that gives a full spectrum of colors that the Northern Lights filled in the Oklahoma sky.
The Northern Lights, which are also called the aurora borealis, are curtains of colored light visible on occasion in the night sky. The lights and colors appear when types of ions or atoms are energized as they collide with the atmosphere and are affected by lines of magnetic force.
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says it's rare to see the Northern Lights visible this far south.
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