AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 10 April 2015 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 April 2015 (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 Thu 9 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 9 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 9 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 9 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 9 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 9 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 9 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Thu 9 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 10 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 10 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 10 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 10 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 10 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 10 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 10 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 10 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sat 11 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 9 AprFri 10 AprSat 11 Apr
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

1,681 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,809 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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