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The geomagnetic storm of 10 – 14 February 1982

On 10 – 14 February 1982 the Kp index reached 6+: a G2 (moderate) storm, with 63 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 · 13 February 1982 21:00 UT
63Hours at Kp 5 or more
94Largest ap
Solar cycle 21Year 6 of solar cycle 21

Kp every three hours

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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