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G3Peak 13 January 1999 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 January 1999 (Kp 7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 52.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 12 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Tue 12 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 12 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 13 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 13 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 13 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Wed 13 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 13 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 13 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 13 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Wed 13 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Thu 14 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 14 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 14 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 14 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 14 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 14 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 14 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 14 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 13 JanThu 14 Jan
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

1,965 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,084 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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