Northern Lights 2024 San Francisco. Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over a camper's tent north of san francisco in middletown on may 11, 2024. A few lucky san francisco bay area residents were treated to glimpses of the northern lights on friday night, but clouds largely obscured the celestial light show.
The northern lights are the most benign result of solar activity. The most recent northern and southern hemisphere images (with static file names) are available: