Aurora Borealis Ontario May 11 2024 Orlando. The northern lights, formally known as aurora borealis, are caused when a surge of solar particles and energy interacts with the earth’s magnetosphere, exciting nitrogen and. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) issued a severe (g4) geomagnetic storm watch on.

The animations further down show what the aurora’s been up to over the last. Northern lights could be seen in the southernmost regions of canada, as seen in these timelapse videos filmed in boucherville, a suburb of montreal, during the night of may 10 to 11, 2024.