Lee. I couldn't resist looking this up….Just trivia..But, sometime ago, we did see the Northern Lights in New Mexico, the solar storm was that powerful…. Solar storm of 1859 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sunspots of September 1, 1859, as sketched by Richard Carrington A and B mark the initial positions of an intensely bright event, which moved over the course of 5 minutes to C and D before disappearing. The solar storm of 1859, also known as the 1859 Solar Superstorm,[1] or the Carrington Event,[2] was a powerful geomagnetic solar storm in 1859 during solar cycle 10. A solar flare and/or coronal mass ejection produced a solar storm which hit earth's magnetosphereand induced the largest known geomagnetic solar storm, which was observed and recorded by Richard C. Carrington. Contents [hide] 1 Carrington Super Flare 2 Similar events 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links [edit]Carrington Super Flare From August 28, 1859, until September 2, numerous sunspots and solar flares were observed on the sun. Just before noon on September 1, the British astronomer Richard Carrington observed the largest flare,[3] which caused a major coronal mass ejection (CME) to travel directly toward Earth, taking 17.6 hours. Such a journey normally takes three to four days. This second CME moved so quickly because the first one had cleared the way of the ambient solar wind plasma.[3] On September 1, 1859, Carrington and Richard Hodgson, another English amateur astronomer, independently made the first observations of a solar flare. Because of a simultaneous "crochet" observed in the Kew Observatory magnetometer record by Balfour Stewart and a geomagnetic storm observed the following day, Carrington suspected a solar-terrestrial connection. Worldwide reports on the effects of the geomagnetic storm of 1859 were compiled and published by Elias Loomis which support the observations of Carrington and Balfour Stewart. On September 1–2, 1859, the largest recorded geomagnetic storm occurred. Aurorae were seen around the world, even over the Caribbean; those over the Rocky Mountains were so bright that their glow awoke gold miners, who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning.[3] People who happened to be awake in the northeastern US could read a newspaper by the aurora's light.[4] Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases shocking telegraph operators.[5] Telegraph pylons threw sparks and telegraph paper spontaneously caught fire.[6] Some telegraph systems continued to send and receive messages despite having been disconnected from their power supplies.[7] On September 3, 1859, the Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser reported, "Those who happened to be out late on Thursday night had an opportunity of witnessing another magnificent display of the auroral lights. The phenomenon was very similar to the display on Sunday night, though at times the light was, if possible, more brilliant, and the prismatic hues more varied and gorgeous. The light appeared to cover the whole firmament, apparently like a luminous cloud, through which the stars of the larger magnitude indistinctly shone. The light was greater than that of the moon at its full, but had an indescribable softness and delicacy that seemed to envelop everything upon which it rested. Between 12 and 1 o'clock, when the display was at its full brilliancy, the quiet streets of the city resting under this strange light, presented a beautiful as well as singular appearance."[8] On Feb 10, 2013, at 5:41 PM, Lee H. Skinner wrote: > And if we have a massive solar injection that wipes out our satellites, power > grids, etc., where are we? Civilization (and the younger generation > especially) has become so dependent on computers, cell phones, and other > modern technology, that it would cause all kinds of electronic and food > delivery networks to be suspended for an unknown length of time. No nation > on earth is really prepared for this. We had one in 1850 that would have > done that today. > > Lee > >> It's already happened. You can't buy a 32 oz biggie coke or whatever in NYC, >> per his majesty Mayor Bloomberg. Fingerprint scans are already used on the >> medication dispensers at work. Retinal scans are coming. You can already >> change the lighting, etc. in your house by computer from the moon if you >> want to. When was the last time you used cash to buy gasoline? We thought it >> was way out there 40 years ago, and now……I drove across half the US in '78 >> without a cell phone. All we had was a CB radio. When was the last time any >> of us even went out the door without the cell phone recently? The computer >> used to power the Gemini spacecraft was as powerful as the Mattel Speak and >> Spell. We essentially went to the moon on a slide rule. My neighbor just had >> surgery performed-by a robotic arm. The MD wasn't even in the room for part >> of it. A motorcycle had a carburetor, distributor and engine. Mine has fuel >> injection, variable electronic timing, and a really big ass computer to make >> it all work. >> As for fingerprinting,……a Vet just had a double arm transplant, with >> someone else's fingers and therefore fingerprints….Could make life very >> interesting. >> It seems to be a brave new world out there. With all this technology, >> you'd think we could solve WNS. (Couldn't resist the shot). >> We lose sight of just how fast things have changed. Some for the >> better, some just because. Funny how when you want your computer fixed, you >> ask your neighbor's kid for help. >> As we get older the past looks better and better in some ways. I'm >> opting more and more for the Inuit Village….. >> Carl……. > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
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