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The geomagnetic storm of 5 – 7 November 2001

On 5 – 7 November 2001 the Kp index reached 9−: a G4 (severe) storm, with 33 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 700,645 places in the atlas, down to about 44° magnetic latitude.

Kp 9−Peak Kp · 6 November 2001 00:00 UT
33Hours at Kp 5 or more
300Largest ap
Solar cycle 23Year 6 of solar cycle 23

Kp every three hours

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Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 9− the lights reach 700,645 places of the atlas on the horizon and 413,512 overhead, down to about 44° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them