1859年9月2日：卡林顿事件达到峰值

1859年9月1日，理查德·卡林顿观测到了有记录以来的首次太阳耀斑。随后，一次日冕物质抛射在不到18小时内抵达地球，引发了剧烈的地磁扰动。

On Sept. 1, 1859, amateur astronomer Richard Carrington observed a massive eruption of bright light from the Sun’s surface. It was the first recorded observation of a solar flare. Within only 17.5 hours, a coronal mass ejection (CME) – an expulsion of plasma and magnetic waves that often accompanies flares and prominences – reached Earth, Continue reading "Sept. 2, 1859: The Carrington Event peaks" The post Sept. 2, 1859: The Carrington Event peaks appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .