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G1Peak 17 July 2005 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 17 July 2005 (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 Sat 16 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 16 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 16 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 16 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sat 16 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 17 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 17 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 17 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 17 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 17 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 17 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 17 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 17 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 18 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 18 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 18 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 18 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 17 JulMon 18 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 115 Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellevue Yakima
Canada 73 Calgary, Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria Sooke
New Zealand 7 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Australia 5 Hobart, Launceston, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Launceston
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

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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