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The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1 to 2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in multiple telegraph stations. The geomagnetic storm was most likely the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun colliding with Earth's magnetosphere.The geomagnetic storm was associated with a very bright solar flare on 1 September 1859. It was observed and recorded independently by British astronomers Richard Christopher Carrington and Richard Hodgson—the first records of a solar flare.

Carrington Event - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geomagnetic storm in 1859 Carrington Event Sunspots of 1 September 1859, as sketched by Richard Carrington . A and B mark the initial positions of an intensely bright event, which moved over the course of five minutes to C and D before disappearing. Coronal mass ejection Travel time 17.6 hr ( estimate</span>"}]]}'>est. ) Geomagnetic storm Initial onset 1 September 1859 ( 1859-09-01 ) Dissipated 2 September 1859 ( 1859-09-02 ) Lowest Dst −0.80 to −1.75 μT (estimate) Impacts Severe damage to telegraph stations Par

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