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The geomagnetic storm of 18 September 2004

On 18 September 2004 the Kp index reached 5: a G1 (minor) storm, with 6 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 280,376 places in the atlas, down to about 51° magnetic latitude.

Kp 5Peak Kp · 18 September 2004 03:00 UT
6Hours at Kp 5 or more
48Largest ap
Solar cycle 23Year 9 of solar cycle 23

Kp every three hours

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Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 5 the lights reach 280,376 places of the atlas on the horizon and 80,365 overhead, down to about 51° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them