Northern Lights 2024 May 12 2024. Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around earth's poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis. Stay updated on the best times to see the northern lights with accurate aurora activity predictions.
Nasa says may saw one of the strongest aurora events in 500 years, with the sun’s solar maximum making northern lights reach farther south. (noaa swpc) if you’re unable to see the northern lights sunday night, you may want to try using your phone.
