“This is somewhat surprising, we weren’t expecting it to be this vivid in East Texas, we expect it a little further off to the north and it definitely is,” KETK/FOX51 Chief Meteorologist Carson Vickroy said. “One thing to note, this was a possibility, and a lot of people across East Texas are seeing it.”
Northern lights with iPhone night exposure in Hawkins, courtesy of Michelle Johnson
Northern lights with iPhone night exposure in Hawkins, courtesy of Michelle Johnson
Northern lights with iPhone night exposure in Hawkins, courtesy of Michelle Johnson
The sky from Mount Enterprise, photo courtesy of Carla Vaught
This photo has had the exposure increased to better see the pink glow in the sky. Photo courtesy of Alex Henderson.
Lights from Lake Tyler, photo courtesy of Sandy Elzner
Lights seen in Brownsboro, courtesy of Nohemi Garza
Lights seen just south of Whitehouse, courtesy of Madelyn Catob
Lights seen in Lake Fork, courtesy of Lenore DeVore
Lights seen in Lake Fork, courtesy of Lenore DeVore
“You do tend to see this quite often up in the northern highline of the United States and up into Canada, portions of Alaska,” Vickroy said. “It’s pretty rare that we’re seeing it here, and the fact that we’re seeing it twice over the last year , that’s very rare.”
While states like Colorado and Kansas were able to see the lights this time around from straight overhead, Tyler was on the very end of the fringe zone– meaning it’s possible you could catch a glimpse of the northern lights, but you may need the help of an iPhone camera with the exposure turned up. Phone cameras are better at capturing light than the naked eye.
“If you can see the northern lights in East Texas, that’s probably a bucket list item,” Vickroy said.
It’s not certain if East Texas will have another chance at the northern lights, but the sun is nearing the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, so the trend of solar activity is expected to continue.
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