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G1Peak 29 July 2003 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 July 2003 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 28 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 28 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 28 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 28 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 29 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 29 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 29 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 29 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 29 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 29 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 29 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 29 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 30 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 30 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 30 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 30 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 30 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 30 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 30 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 30 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 29 JulWed 30 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 169 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 135 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Finland 84 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Norway 50 Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Canada 9 Saguenay, Rimouski, Alma, Sept-Îles Rimouski
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
New Zealand 7 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Kazakhstan 1 Petropavl Petropavl
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,456 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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