Did you see it? Aurora borealis casts its glow above Bay Area in ultra-rare celestial event

RIBBONS OF NEON colored lights bathed Bay Area skies in shades of pink, purple and blue on Friday night in a rare appearance of the aurora borealis or Northern Lights.

A common occurrence near the northern polar region but seldom visible in lower latitudes of the Earth’s surface, the bands of color are the result of a powerful solar storm brewing 93 million miles out in space.