AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 12 November 2003 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 12 November 2003 (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 11 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 11 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 11 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 12 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 12 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 12 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 12 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 12 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 12 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 12 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 12 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 13 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 13 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 13 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 13 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 13 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Thu 13 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 13 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 12 NovThu 13 Nov
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

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

Only in photos

838 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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