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G1Peak 12 December 2004 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 12 December 2004 (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 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 11 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 11 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 11 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 12 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 12 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 12 Dec 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 12 Dec 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 13 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 13 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 13 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 13 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 13 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 13 Dec 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sun 12 DecMon 13 Dec
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
Sweden 148 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Finland 123 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Norway 77 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
United States 9 Anchorage, Fairbanks, Eagle River, Badger Anchorage
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
United Kingdom 4 Isle of Lewis, Thurso, Kirkwall, Lerwick Isle of Lewis
Canada 3 Whitehorse, Inuvik, Dawson City Whitehorse
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Kazakhstan 1 Petropavl Petropavl
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

896 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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