G2Peak 17 May 2000 at 00:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 17 May 2000 (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 6 hours.
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
1,804 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
| Country | Places | Examples | Furthest from the pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 897 | Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Omaha | Peoria |
| Canada | 352 | Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa | Eastern Passage |
| United Kingdom | 344 | Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh | Manchester |
| Denmark | 91 | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg | Nykøbing Falster |
| Germany | 56 | Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Flensburg | Norderstedt |
| Ireland | 37 | Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda | Dublin |
| Sweden | 14 | Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Landskrona | Trelleborg |
| Poland | 13 | Koszalin, Kołobrzeg, Świnoujście, Chojnice | Chojnice |
Only in photos
2,977 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- FranceLyon, Nantes, Rennes
- ItalyMilan, Torino, Verona
- BelgiumBrussels, Antwerp, Ghent
- SwitzerlandZürich, Geneva, Basel
- CroatiaZagreb, Rijeka, Osijek
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- LiechtensteinSchaan, Triesen, Balzers
- New ZealandDunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel
- ArgentinaUshuaia, Río Grande
- ChilePunta Arenas, Puerto Williams
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- CzechiaDěčín
- SerbiaBelgrade
- Falkland IslandsStanley
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.