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G2Peak 10 November 2006 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 November 2006 (Kp 6): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 54.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 8 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Thu 9 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Thu 9 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Thu 9 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Thu 9 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Thu 9 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Thu 9 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 9 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 9 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 10 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 10 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 10 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 10 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Fri 10 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 10 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 10 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 10 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 11 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 11 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 9 NovFri 10 NovSat 11 Nov
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

2,060 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,452 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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