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G1Peak 30 November 2006 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 30 November 2006 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 29 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 29 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Wed 29 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Wed 29 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Wed 29 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 29 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 30 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 30 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 30 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 30 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 30 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 30 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 30 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 30 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Fri 1 Dec 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Fri 1 Dec 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Fri 1 Dec 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Fri 1 Dec 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Fri 1 Dec 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Thu 30 NovFri 1 Dec
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

1,171 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,348 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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