1859 Carrington-Class Solar Storm Pummeled Earth's Magnetic Field | Video
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 14:11
in Astronomy & Space
Computer models of the magnetic field during the 19th century coronal mass ejection (CME) is compared to a moderate 2006 blast. English amateur astronomer Richard Carrington observed the 1859 solar flare that gave birth to a massive CME.