G2Peak 15 June 2000 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 15 June 2000 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 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

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

Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.
Country	Places	Examples	Furthest from the pole
United Kingdom	147	Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne	Middlesbrough
Canada	36	Winnipeg, Regina, Thunder Bay, Moncton	Sydney Mines
Latvia	27	Riga, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Ventspils	Jelgava
Sweden	22	Jönköping, Växjö, Halmstad, Kalmar	Halmstad
Australia	7	Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie	Burnie
Denmark	7	Aalborg, Nørresundby, Frederikshavn, Skive	Skive
United States	7	Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn, Augusta	Lebanon
New Zealand	5	Invercargill, Gore, Queenstown, Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban)	Queenstown
Estonia	2	Võru, Valga	Võru
Ireland	2	Letterkenny, Sligo	Sligo
Kazakhstan	1	Petropavl	Petropavl

Only in photos

1,824 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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