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G2Peak 23 July 2000 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 23 July 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.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 22 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 22 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 22 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 23 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 23 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 23 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sun 23 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 23 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 23 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 23 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sun 23 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 24 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 24 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 24 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 24 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Mon 24 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 24 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Mon 24 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sun 23 JulMon 24 Jul
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
Finland 67 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Sweden 64 Stockholm, Uppsala, Örebro, Sollentuna Lidköping
Norway 41 Oslo, Stavanger, Drammen, Lillestrøm Grimstad
Estonia 13 Tallinn, Narva, Kohtla-Järve, Maardu Jõgeva
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
New Zealand 4 Invercargill, Gore, Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban), The Catlins (Owaka) Gore
Kazakhstan 3 Kostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau Kostanay
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

501 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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