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G1Peak 22 April 1997 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 22 April 1997 (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 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 20 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 21 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Mon 21 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 21 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 21 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 21 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 21 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 21 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 21 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 22 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 22 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 22 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 22 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 22 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Tue 22 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Tue 22 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 22 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 23 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 21 AprTue 22 AprWed 23 Apr
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

1,491 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 404 Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Elgin
Canada 374 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa LaSalle
United Kingdom 169 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 148 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Finland 122 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Norway 67 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
Greenland 4 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Qaqortoq, Kangerlussuaq Qaqortoq
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,478 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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