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The geomagnetic storm of 6 – 8 February 1952

On 6 – 8 February 1952 the Kp index reached 6+: a G2 (moderate) storm, with 33 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 433,400 places in the atlas, down to about 48° magnetic latitude.

Kp 6+Peak Kp · 6 February 1952 21:00 UT
33Hours at Kp 5 or more
94Largest ap
Solar cycle 18Year 9 of solar cycle 18

Kp every three hours

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5 Feb6 Feb7 Feb8 Feb9 Feb

Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 6+ the lights reach 433,400 places of the atlas on the horizon and 164,046 overhead, down to about 48° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them