It's millions of miles away, but the eruptions on the sun are bringing the northern lights to regions that rarely see them all over the world.

But if you miss this magical phenomena, you might get lucky tonight.

CBS's Michael George in New York has his eyes on the sky.

Michael.

Well, Robert, quite a show last night, and it's not over yet.

But as beautiful as the northern lights are, with a solar storm this large, it has the power to affect things here on Earth, from the power grid to the GPS on your phone.

Oh my God, I was not expecting that.

Breathtaking otherworldly images from Canada, Ukraine, Switzerland, and England.

And across much of the U.S., people witness streaks of pink and purple and green as far south as Florida.

Wow.

Sean Dahl, Senior Space Weather Forecaster for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains what we're seeing in the skies.

The auroras, when we get energized particles that have left the sun in more quantities than usual, and they interact with Earth's magnetic barrier.

Astrophysicist Noor Rawafi says this is the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.

This one is pretty large.

I think it's pretty extreme.

It's so large, it can temporarily disrupt satellites we rely on for communication and navigation, like GPS.

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are reporting degraded service.

Most of us have GPS on our phones.

Is that something that could potentially be disrupted?

Yes, it could, because most of our phones are single-frequency GPS systems.

Aurora Borealis can even impact our power grid and cause blackouts, but utility companies took precautions.

It seems this time around, certain steps were taken.

Now, if you didn't get a chance to see Aurora last night, you still have one more shot tonight.

Now, it is weather-dependent, but experts say your best shot is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Robert?

Michael, thank you.