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G1Peak 10 September 1996 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 September 1996 (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 9 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Mon 9 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 9 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Mon 9 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 9 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 9 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 9 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 9 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 10 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 10 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 10 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 10 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 10 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 10 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 10 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 10 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 11 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 11 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 11 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 11 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 9 SeptTue 10 SeptWed 11 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

1,358 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 368 Seattle, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Yakima
Canada 359 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Hamilton
Sweden 145 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Oxie
Finland 122 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
United Kingdom 103 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee Ashington
Denmark 75 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Frederiksberg Esbjerg
Norway 72 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Lithuania 18 Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Mažeikiai Utena
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
New Zealand 4 Invercargill, Gore, Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban), The Catlins (Owaka) Gore
Australia 3 Hobart, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Hobart
Ireland 1 Letterkenny Letterkenny
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,763 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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