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G2Peak 28 September 2016 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 28 September 2016 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 27 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 27 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 27 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 28 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 28 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 28 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 28 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 28 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 28 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 28 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Wed 28 Sept 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 29 Sept 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 29 Sept 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 29 Sept 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 29 Sept 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 29 Sept 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 29 Sept 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 29 Sept 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 28 SeptThu 29 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

2,171 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
Sweden 474 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Finland 454 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Hanko
United Kingdom 419 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Norway 276 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Denmark 255 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Latvia 76 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Estonia 65 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Lithuania 54 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Garliava
Iceland 37 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
New Zealand 15 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Faroe Islands 11 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Hoyvík, Argir Argir
Greenland 10 Nuuk, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq, Maniitsoq Nanortalik
Australia 9 Hobart, Launceston, New Norfolk, Bellerive Launceston
Canada 6 Corner Brook, Stephenville, Deer Lake, Saint-Augustin Lewisporte
Ireland 6 Letterkenny, Sligo, Buncrana, Ballybofey Sligo
Germany 2 Westerland, Glücksburg Glücksburg
Kazakhstan 1 Petropavl Petropavl
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,984 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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