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G1Peak 10 March 2004 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 March 2004 at 21:00 UTC (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 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 9 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Wed 10 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 10 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 10 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Wed 10 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 10 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 10 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 10 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 10 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 11 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 11 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 11 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 11 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 11 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 11 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 11 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Thu 11 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 10 MarThu 11 Mar
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

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

Only in photos

1,514 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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