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G2Peak 2 July 1993 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 2 July 1993 (Kp 6): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 54.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 1 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 1 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 2 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 2 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 2 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 2 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 2 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 2 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 2 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 2 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sat 3 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sat 3 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 3 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 3 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 3 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 3 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 3 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 3 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 4 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 2 JulSat 3 JulSun 4 Jul
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

2,629 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 724 Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh Manchester
United States 440 Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Fargo, Billings Lebanon
Canada 435 Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Quebec City Sydney Mines
Denmark 259 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Alholm
Germany 185 Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Flensburg Norderstedt
Sweden 164 Gothenburg, Malmö, Jönköping, Helsingborg Trelleborg
Poland 153 Gdańsk, Gdynia, Olsztyn, Elbląg Chojnice
Ireland 93 Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda Dublin
Latvia 76 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 73 Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai Druskininkai
Estonia 15 Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi, Kuressaare Võru
New Zealand 7 Invercargill, Gore, Papatowai, Balclutha Gore
Australia 5 Hobart, Bellerive, Margate, Bruny Island (Alonnah) Hobart
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

4,394 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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