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G1Peak 23 September 2006 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 23 September 2006 (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 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 22 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sat 23 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sat 23 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 23 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 23 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 23 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 23 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 23 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 23 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 24 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 24 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 24 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 24 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 24 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 24 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 24 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 24 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 25 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 25 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 25 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 25 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 23 SeptSun 24 SeptMon 25 Sept
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

1,365 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,766 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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