AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 29 August 2000 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 August 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 18 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 27 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 27 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 27 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 28 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 28 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 28 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 28 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 28 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 28 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 28 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 28 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 29 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 29 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 29 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 29 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 29 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 29 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 29 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 29 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 30 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 30 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 30 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 28 AugTue 29 AugWed 30 Aug
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

1,682 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,800 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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