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G1Peak 11 February 1995 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 11 February 1995 at 06:00 UTC (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 10 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Fri 10 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Fri 10 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Fri 10 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Fri 10 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Fri 10 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 11 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 11 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 11 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sat 11 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 11 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 11 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 12 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 12 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 11 FebSun 12 Feb
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 578 Seattle, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis Cedar Rapids
Canada 388 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa LaSalle
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

987 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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