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G1Peak 11 March 2011 at 03:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 11 March 2011 at 03:00 UTC (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 9 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 10 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Thu 10 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 10 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 10 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 10 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 10 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Thu 10 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 10 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 11 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 11 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 11 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 11 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Fri 11 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Fri 11 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 11 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 11 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sat 12 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 12 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 10 MarFri 11 MarSat 12 Mar
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

1,686 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,756 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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