Where To See Northern Lights May 2024. In the northern hemisphere, the best locations to see the aurora borealis are alaska, scandinavia, northern canada, and of course iceland. Monika focht) a coronal mass ejection (cme) struck earth.

 — although it’s difficult for astronomers to pinpoint where the northern lights will be visible, they may be visible as far south as new york, washington and wisconsin,. The northern lights were visible, as was the perseid meteor shower.