Historical Sun Archives - The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young https://www.thesuntoday.org/category/historical-sun/ Space weather, solar missions, eclipses, transits Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 206818229 The Mystical Experience of Witnessing a Lunar Eclipse https://www.thesuntoday.org/eclipses-transits/mystical-experience-lunar-eclipse/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:53:24 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=22160 The Mystical Experience of Witnessing a Lunar Eclipse

These myths and beliefs show how humans have always been intrigued by the night sky, and the lunar eclipse, in particular, has had a profound impact on storytelling, rituals, and culture.

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]]> 22160 Top Solar Events of 2024 https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/top-solar-events-of-2024/ Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:07:20 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=21536 Top Solar Events of 2024

We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 solar events based on three criteria: visual appeal, scientific significance, and impact on people.

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]]> 21536 The Carrington Flare https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/the-carrington-flare/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:24:12 +0000 http://www.drcalexyoung.com/v2/?p=151

On September 1st, 1859, (161 years ago today) a 33-year-old astronomer called Richard Carrington, working at an observatory in Surrey, England, went about his daily duties of sketching the peculiar dark spots that he had been witnessing transiting the Sun.

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]]> 151 Super Hot Stamps from the USPS – SDO Sun Science Stamps https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/usps-sun-science-stamps-sdo/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 21:32:40 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=14833 USPS Stamps Featuring NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory

What a great way to celebrate the Sun's importance in our lives—a stamp series from the United States Postal Service. #SunScienceStamps #NASASunScience

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]]> 14833 X17 Solar Flare and Solar Storm of October 28, 2003 https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/x17-solar-flare-and-solar-storm-of-october-28-2003/ Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:10:13 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=551 X17 Solar Flare and Solar Storm of October 28, 2003 - See more at: https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/x17-solar-flare-and-solar-storm-of-october-28-2003/#sthash.MVxvGCI4.dpuf

On this day in 2003 (October 28), the Sun unleashed one of the largest and most geoeffective solar storms of the modern age (and consequently, one of the most studied).

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]]> 551 Bastille Day Blast! A Celebratory Solar Flare https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/bastille-day-blast-a-celebratory-solar-flare/ Sat, 14 Jul 2018 07:14:38 +0000 http://www.drcalexyoung.com/v2/?p=88 Sunspot region NOAA AR9077 • CREDIT: NASA

On July 14 2000, the sun produced a spectacular show! Sunspot region NOAA AR9077 when it was close to sun center let of a BANG!!! It was what one might call a text book space weather event. First came the […]

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]]> 88 The Space Shuttle’s Importance to Solar Physics https://www.thesuntoday.org/historical-sun/the-space-shuttles-importance-to-solar-physics/ Sun, 08 May 2011 14:39:46 +0000 https://www.thesuntoday.org/?p=1175

With the approaching final launch (scheduled July 8, 2011) of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the end to the 30 plus year Space Shuttle program, it is a good time to take a brief fond farewell look at the Shuttle […]

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