Americans could be treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.

Landscapes and seascapes across the Channel Islands were cast in a new glow as the Northern Lights made their presence known on Friday night and Saturday morning. Officially known as the aurora borealis,

We have a rare event on our hands,” Shawn Dahl, a service coordinator at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, explained to NBC News. This weekend, there is a good possibility that the northern lights will be seen “as far south as Alabama and Northern California,

The northern lights were visible in upstate New York overnight Friday after an "extreme" geomagnetic storm reached Earth, and there still might be a chance to see the aurora borealis just outside the New York City area.

People across Scotland headed out into the night to witness a rare display of the Northern Lights on a clear night.

Across the Lower Hudson Valley, and the country, people were treated to a rare look at the northern lights on Friday night into Saturday morning. A powerful solar storm produced a spectacular light show,

As predicted, dramatic solar storm makes auroras visible across New York's night sky. More possible throughout weekend.