How to capture stunning Northern Lights photos while using night mode on your phone

Looking to snap a few pictures of the Northern Lights this weekend? Well, we are here to show you how to get a stunning image that will make you the envy of all your social media followers. As it goes without saying, usually the best way to see the dazzling lights would be to make sure that you're as far away from any light pollution as possible.

One handy hint would be to turn your phone's camera onto night mode. This will allow you to see the Aurora Borealis in all of its fine glory. So how does on turn their phone onto night mode? Well, for those iPhone users, Apple has stated that your device automatically turns on to night mode "when the camera detects a low-light environment."

Those with an iPhone will know that night mode is activated when an icon up at the left-hand corner of your screen turns yellow. A number will also show up next to the icon that will show you how long it will take for your device to take a photo," reports CBS affiliate KDKA .

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Another helpful thing mentioned in the article is that anyone hoping to snap an incredible picture would be to adjust the exposure, which can be done by tapping the arrows that appear just above the viewfinder. According to the outlet, the process is a little more difficult for those with Android phones.

First of all, it will depend on what type of phone you have. For those with a Samsung Galaxy device, a yellow moon icon should appear at the bottom of your screen. For those who use Google's Pixel phone, once turning on your camera, you can tap the nite light and then capture while holding your phone still for a few seconds. Those using the Google camera app, you can simply turn on night mode by tapping the settings button and turning the mode on or off.

Several Americans were treated to the gorgeous phenomena on Thursday all the way from Maine to Washington DC. The beautiful lights were a result of the sun reportedly experiencing another "severe" solar storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the severe geomagnetic storm watch after a massive outburst from the sun was detected earlier this week .

The beautiful hues are generated from Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) which are caused by plasma being expelled from the sun’s corona. The lights then interact with Earth’s magnetic fields causing the auroras. Despite being beautiful to the naked eye, the hues could actually play havoc with modern technology and could possibly lead to a malfunction, power grid disruptions or radio signal interference.

Scientists have stated plainly that no human would suffer any adverse health effects due to these CME ejections coming from space. NOAA has reported that it has notified operators of power plants and orbiting spacecraft to take precautions against the ejections.