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Weather Watchers

John1956PA

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1. Thanks for posting. Reading about historic auroras is interesting.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 11:38 AM

Oct 2024

The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) display of January 1938 was spectacular. Years ago, I heard a first-hand witness account of the spectacle.

The Carrington Event of September 1959 put on the greatest auroral display. Richard Carrington, a British astronomer, was one of the first to observe and report the September 1, 1859, solar flare which produced massive auroral displays over the following nights.

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Thanks for posting. Reading about historic auroras is interesting. John1956PA Oct 2024 #1

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