G2Peak 4 August 2010 at 18:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 4 August 2010 (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 12 hours.
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
665 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
Only in photos
1,833 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- GermanyMünchen, Augsburg, Kiel
- ChinaÜrümqi, Daqing, Qiqihar
- IrelandDublin, Galway, Tallaght
- CroatiaZagreb, Rijeka, Osijek
- ItalyBologna, Trieste, Padova
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- FranceRennes, Brest, Le Mans
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- UkraineKyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- ChilePuerto Williams
- SerbiaBelgrade
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.