A photography expert told National Geographic it’s best to use a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or lower and a tripod to stabilize the image. With a smartphone, NOAA recommends enabling night mode and disabling flash.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Washington as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere fuels geomagnetic storms with a high-speed solar wind.

Skywatchers in the northern half of the country are in for a treat on Wednesday night, thanks to a geomagnetic storm. If you missed the northern lights, or aurora borealis, earlier this month, you may have a second chance tonight,