The Carrington Event

In episode 24, we go back in time to the late 1850s...when one man's scientific discovery...quickly turned into worldwide terror. Because sometimes...when it comes to telescopes....images can be closer than they may appear.....Lets take a stroll, shall we? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event https://www.history.com/news/a-perfect-solar-superstorm-the-1859-carrington-event https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/08/carrington-event-warning/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_maximum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaic_pile https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/in-depth/#:~:text=The%20Sun%2C%20like%20others%20stars,%25%20hydrogen%20and%2027.4%25%20helium. Music:  Thank you to Kai Engel for the use of our theme song "Homeroad".  You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Satin_1564/Kai_Engel_-_Satin_-_09_Homeroad    Thank you to Blear Moon for the use of their song "Watching tower".   You can find more from them at: http://secretpress.bandcamp.com.   And thank you to Sergey Cheremisinov for the use of their songs "The Healing" and "Drown in Mirrors".   You can find more from them at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Healing/The_Healing