April 24: Lovely Northern Lights likely after midnight when darkness is sufficient. Check real time data regularly and watch for the aurora on-switch, Bz south under Bz value. Not much activity is seen if Bz is north. Follow us on Instagram for latest updates. Don't hesitate to post your images in our Facebook group.
When the Bz value points south, aurora is active. Faster solar wind expands the auroral oval. Higher density leads to more colourful displays.
Record of measurements at Leirvogur for the past 6 hours.
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The chart shows 3 day forecast of the Kp-index with hourly interval
The chart shows the largest daily Kp-index value
