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G3Peak 17 August 2022 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 17 August 2022 (Kp 6.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 16 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Tue 16 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Tue 16 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 17 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Wed 17 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 17 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Wed 17 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 17 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 17 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 17 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Wed 17 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 18 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 18 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 18 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 18 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 18 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 18 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 18 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 18 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 17 AugThu 18 Aug
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

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

Only in photos

976 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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