Skygazers are spotting the lights deeper into Canada, the U.S. and Europe because the sun is going through a major facelift. Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles along the way.

The aurora borealis took centre stage on social media overnight as Canadians and Americans enjoyed a powerful geomagnetic storm in the night sky.

Set shutter speed between 5 to 15 seconds. This allows enough time to capture the moving lights but not too long to appear blurry. Manually focus by tapping on an area with a lot of light. Using your phone's flash will overpower the natural light of the aurora. This helps to keep your phone still.

Northern Lights may dazzle again tonight as a severe geomagnetic storm reaches peak intensity across regions. Follow live.

The forecast "view line," or the southernmost spot where skygazers might still be able to view the northern lights, includes states as far down as Illinois and Iowa.

A geomagnetic storm will hit Earth Tuesday evening with a decent viewing of the auroras including in parts of Canada