Aurora Borealis May 11 2024. In may 2024, the strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades dazzled scientists and skywatchers alike. The aurora borealis illuminates the skies over the southwestern siberian town of tara, in russia's omsk region, on may 11.

Starting on may 7, at least seven coronal mass ejections, or cmes, charged toward earth and began storming our planet on may 10, which was when the. Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky north of san francisco in middletown, california on may 11, 2024.