The northern lights can be seen most clearly at night in the dark away from the bright lights of a city, according to NOAA. The weather agency notes that moonlight can also diminish the appearance of the aurora borealis, adding that the moon doesn’t impact the actual brightness of the lights.

Sky-watchers, you're in luck—the northern lights, or aurora borealis, may make another showing in June, above Alaska and the upper Midwest to the Northeast, according to NOAA.

Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar storms