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G2Peak 29 April 2003 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 April 2003 (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 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 28 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 28 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 28 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 29 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 29 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 29 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 29 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Tue 29 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 29 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 29 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Tue 29 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 30 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 30 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 30 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 30 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 30 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 30 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 30 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 30 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Thu 1 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Thu 1 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 29 AprWed 30 AprThu 1 May
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

1,735 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

2,824 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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