Northern lights were reported across mid-latitudes, with sightings stretching from Germany to the southwestern United States, including New Mexico, during a night of rapidly fluctuating geomagnetic conditions that fluctuated between G1, G2, G3 and G4 storm levels.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact.

The astronomer Edmond Halley, the namesake for Halley’s comet, linked the northern lights to the Earth’s magnetic field, setting off research into the science behind them. He expected to die without seeing them but finally got a chance in 1716, at the age of 59.

Melnyk captured the stunning photographs with a Canon R6 ii and Sigma 14mm F1.8 lens. "I normally shoot with a 20mm F1.4 lens out of the airplane at night, but I decided to go extra wide for this flight as I knew I would probably need something wider to get the big auroras!" Melnyk added.

A rare display of the Northern Lights was captured in North Lincolnshire on Tuesday night. The footage, filmed by Adam Sanderson, shows the aurora over Broughton, near Scunthorpe. It follows a large solar eruption on the Sun earlier this week - known as a Coronal Mass Ejection.

Minnesotans could have the chance to see the northern lights on Monday evening, as a strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field.