The northern lights can be captured with a smartphone and are best photographed with night mode turned on with a lower shutter speed, according to Iceland’s tourism website. Adobe recommends setting the focus to the farthest possible setting with a wide aperture, low shutter speed and high ISO value if using a regular camera.

People in the northernmost states may have a chance to see auroras glowing in the northern sky tonight.

The results of a massive solar flare from earlier this week could create more amazing light shows for people in the northern parts of the US.

Geomagnetic storm conditions are expected on Saturday night, likely pulling the northern lights further south below the Canadian border, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. (Here’s an updated forecast for Sunday night.)

It is “likely” that the Northern Lights could be snapped in Wiltshire’s skies tonight after an amber alert was issued. AuroraWatch UK, a service provided by physicists from Lancaster University, issued an amber alert shortly before 5.