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.

The aurora borealis could be seen as far south as New York, Wisconsin and Wyoming on Tuesday thanks to a solar storm. A coronal mass ejection that occurred on Mar. 1 is headed toward Earth, with the potential to spark a geomagnetic storm.