Aurora Borealis 2024 Seattle. During an extreme event in may 2024, the aurora borealis was visible as far south as india, morocco and mexico and the aurora australis as far north as perth, australia, argentina, and namibia. The aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, glow on the horizon over waters of lake ellesmere on the outskirts of christchurch on may 11, 2024.
The northern lights or aurora borealis were visible in seattle and across much of the united states on may 10 due to a large solar storm. A minor to moderate geomagnetic storm is expected to occur overnight.