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G2Peak 29 May 2005 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 May 2005 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 28 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 29 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sun 29 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 29 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Mon 30 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 30 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 30 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Mon 30 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Mon 30 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Mon 30 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Mon 30 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Mon 30 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 29 MayMon 30 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 166 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 113 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Linköping Trelleborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Canada 14 Quebec City, Lévis, Rimouski, Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf Bathurst
Norway 8 Kristiansand, Arendal, Grimstad, Larvik Mandal
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,345 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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