AuroraMeteo

G3Peak 17 September 1992 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 17 September 1992 (Kp 7.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 51.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 47.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 30 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 16 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 16 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 16 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 16 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 16 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 16 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 16 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 16 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 17 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 17 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Thu 17 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Thu 17 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Thu 17 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 17 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 17 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Thu 17 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Fri 18 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 18 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 18 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 18 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 18 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 18 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 18 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 18 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 19 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 19 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 19 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sat 19 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 16 SeptThu 17 SeptFri 18 SeptSat 19 Sept
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.

Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.

Where the aurora could be seen

8,024 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

3,346 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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