Aurora Borealis in Corby
United Kingdom · 52.50°, -0.69° · geomagnetic 54.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Corby
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Corby needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.9. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Corby
Corby is at 54.4° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with aurora potential.
The record span for these observations is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Corby are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness.
Corby has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 5, are found 31 km away near South Kesteven.
Darker skies, Bortle 4, are located 69 km east-north-east near King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Bringhurst is a hill located 5.6 km west-north-west of Corby.
Prestley Hill, a hill, is situated 7.8 km north of Corby.
Brown's Island, an island, is 17.5 km north of Corby.
There are 95 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Corby between 2015 and 2016.
The record span for viable aurora nights is from 2016 to 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), and 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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