Nasa Aurora Borealis 2024 Location. Nasa says may saw one of the strongest aurora events in 500 years, with the sun’s solar maximum making northern lights reach. Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky north of san francisco in middletown, california on may 11, 2024.

Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky north of san francisco in middletown, california on may 11, 2024. The data on this graph comes from nasa’s advanced composition explorer (ace) satellite.