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G2Peak 12 July 2005 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 12 July 2005 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 10 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sun 10 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 11 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 11 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 11 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 11 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 11 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 11 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 11 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 11 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 12 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 12 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 12 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 12 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 12 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Tue 12 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 12 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 12 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Wed 13 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 13 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 13 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 13 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 13 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 11 JulTue 12 JulWed 13 Jul
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 568 Seattle, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis Cedar Rapids
Canada 382 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa LaSalle
United Kingdom 21 Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Perth St Andrews
New Zealand 17 Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston Rangiora
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,463 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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