G3Peak 12 June 2005 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 12 June 2005 (Kp 7.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 51.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 47.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 18 hours.

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

1,670 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.
Country	Places	Examples	Furthest from the pole
United States	544	Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul	Beverly
Canada	390	Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa	Eastern Passage
United Kingdom	325	Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh	Manchester
Denmark	94	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg	Nykøbing Falster
Poland	64	Gdańsk, Gdynia, Olsztyn, Elbląg	Chojnice
Germany	56	Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Flensburg	Norderstedt
Sweden	52	Gothenburg, Malmö, Jönköping, Helsingborg	Trelleborg
Latvia	39	Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava	Daugavpils
Ireland	37	Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda	Dublin
Lithuania	31	Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai	Druskininkai
New Zealand	16	Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston	Christchurch
Australia	15	Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Ballarat	Ballarat
Kazakhstan	4	Astana, Kostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau	Astana
Estonia	3	Võru, Valga, Põlva	Võru

Only in photos

3,214 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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