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Northern Lights in Brandenburg, Germany
In Brandenburg the aurora is visible from about Kp 6.3, first near Eberswalde town center. Schwedt has the darkest skies among the larger places.
| Place | Kp needed | Kp for photos | Look towards | Light pollution | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberswalde town center | 6.7 | 5 | N | City sky | 41,980 |
| Oranienburg | 6.7 | 5 | N | Suburban sky | 40,793 |
| Falkensee | 6.7 | 5 | N | City sky | 37,468 |
| Bernau bei Berlin | 6.7 | 5 | N | Bright suburban sky | 34,866 |
| Schwedt | 6.7 | 5 | N | Rural to suburban | 33,730 |
| Neuruppin | 6.7 | 5 | N | City sky | 31,901 |
| Rathenow | 6.7 | 5 | N | Bright suburban sky | 27,115 |
| Strausberg | 6.7 | 5 | N | Bright suburban sky | 26,649 |
| Hennigsdorf | 6.7 | 5 | N | City sky | 26,122 |
| Potsdam | 7 | 5.3 | N | City sky | 184,754 |
| Kreisfreie Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel | 7 | 5.3 | N | City sky | 59,826 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 57,107 |
| Fürstenwalde | 7 | 5.3 | N | Suburban sky | 33,539 |
| Königs Wusterhausen | 7 | 5.3 | N | Bright suburban sky | 32,513 |
| Eisenhüttenstadt | 7 | 5.3 | N | Rural to suburban | 32,052 |
| Blankenfelde-Mahlow | 7 | 5.3 | N | Rural to suburban | 29,129 |
| Cottbus | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Bright suburban sky | 84,754 |
| Senftenberg | 7.3 | 5.7 | N | Suburban sky | 28,988 |
Best months in Brandenburg
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
Activity of Kp 6.7 or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
- Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
- Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
- Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
- Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) camera in Eberswalde town center Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
- Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
- Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) eye in Eberswalde town center Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
- Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
- Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).
The town pages in this region also cover 1,875 villages and districts nearby.
Smaller places
- AngermündeKp 6.7
- BelzigKp 7
- Bad FreienwaldeKp 6.7
- Bad LiebenwerdaKp 7.3
- BeelitzKp 7
- BeeskowKp 7
- BlankenfeldeKp 7
- BrieselangKp 6.7
- Doberlug-KirchhainKp 7.3
- ErknerKp 7
- FinsterwaldeKp 7.3
- ForstKp 7.3
- GroßräschenKp 7.3
- GubenKp 7
- HerzbergKp 7.3
- Hohen NeuendorfKp 6.7
- JüterbogKp 7
- KleinmachnowKp 7
- KolkwitzKp 7.3
- KyritzKp 6.7
- LauchhammerKp 7.3
- LubinKp 7
- LubnjowKp 7.3
- LuckauKp 7.3
- LuckenwaldeKp 7
- LudwigsfeldeKp 7
- MahlowKp 7
- MichendorfKp 7
- NauenKp 6.7
- NeuenhagenKp 7
- PerlebergKp 6.3
- PetershagenKp 7
- PremnitzKp 7
- PrenzlauKp 6.3
- PritzwalkKp 6.3
- SchönefeldKp 7
- SchöneicheKp 7
- SeelowKp 6.7
- StahnsdorfKp 7
- TeltowKp 7
- TemplinKp 6.3
- VeltenKp 6.7
- WandlitzKp 6.7
- WerderKp 7
- WittenbergeKp 6.7
- Wittstock/DosseKp 6.3
- ZehdenickKp 6.7
- Zeuthen OrtsteilKp 7
- Zossen townKp 7