If using a regular camera, National Geographic suggests using wide-angle lenses, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the farthest possible setting to capture the northern lights. If using a smartphone, it’s recommended to turn on night mode and disable flash.

The celestial spectacle may be visible in northern Michigan, Maine and the nation’s high latitudes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said. Most of Alaska should be able to see it.

NOAA predicts northern lights visible across much of the northern US due to a geomagnetic storm on Tuesday night.

Usually, the Northern Lights are visible in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, the north of American state Alaska and northern Siberia in Russia. They are rarely seen in the UK.

It is "possible" that the Northern Lights will be visible in Oxfordshire tonight after an alert was issued. Stargazers across the country were lucky enough to catch several glimpses of the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, several times in 2024.

The aurora borealis forecast or northern lights forecast was released for Friday and Saturday night, with Saturday offering northern Michiganders better sky-viewing opportunities if the weather cooperates.

Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over Vienna during a geomagnetic storm ... [+] on May 11, 2024. The planet is experiencing its first "extreme" geomagne

The northern lights may be visible in the United States on March 20, the same day as the spring equinox. Auroral activity is typically more abundant during the spring and autumn equinox due to the Russell-McPherron effect.