AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -22.635, 130.241 · first seen 28 September 2026, 15:44 UTC
13,819 MWpeak summed radiative power, 28 Sep
397detections on that day
12 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 28 September 2026, 15:44 UTC, 300 km NNW of Yulara. Last detected 29 September 2026, 17:07 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 13,819 | 397 | 11 | 8.0% |
| 2026-09-29 | 13,803 | 384 | 12 | 5.0% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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