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

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The Northern Lights will be visible from the UK again tonight, and here's exactly when and where you can spot them.

NOAA forecasts a Kp index of three on a scale of nine for Tuesday night, meaning the aurora borealis will “become brighter” than average as it moves away from the Earth’s poles and be “quite pleasing to look at” for those in the right areas.

Met Office aurora maps suggest that the best time to see the Northern Lights in the UK is 9pm GMT tonight, but there is a chance of visible aurora between 6pm and midnight. Clear skies are a must for both stargazing and aurora-spotting. The Met Office forecasts good viewing conditions for the planetary parade across much of the UK.

Now is the perfect time to see the night sky phenomenon, with the moon waning in its last quarter and the sun in a ‘solar maximum' phase throughout 2025.

Activity on the sun's surface reached its "solar maximum" last October and scientists at NASA believe that increased activity will persist into early 2026.

Look up because the northern lights could be visible almost everywhere in Canada tonight! That includes cities that don't usually see the aurora like Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal. NOAA's northern lights forecast for Thursday,