Guide To Space - What Was The Carrington Event?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAuyv9TCThI

Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain)  

From   Jan 17, 2017.

In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so strong it fried electrical wires and set telegraph towers on fire. What would happen if a solar storm of this magnitude happened today? It would be a very bad day indeed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

 

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