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G2Peak 2 September 2016 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 2 September 2016 (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 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 31 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 31 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 1 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 1 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 1 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 1 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 1 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 1 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 1 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 1 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 2 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Fri 2 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 2 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 2 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 2 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 2 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 2 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 2 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 3 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 3 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 1 SeptFri 2 SeptSat 3 Sept
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

2,425 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,795 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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