November 1882 geomagnetic storm
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The Aurora of November 17, 1882 was a geomagnetic storm and associated aurora event, widely reported in the media of the time. It occurred during an extended period of strong geomagnetic activity in solar cycle 12.
Quick Facts Geomagnetic storm, Initial onset ...
Geomagnetic storm | |
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Initial onset | 11 November 1882 (1882-11-11) |
Dissipated | 26 November 1882 (1882-11-26) |
Impacts | Electrical fires; global telegraph communications blackouts |
Part of solar cycle 12 |
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The event is particularly remembered in connection with an unusual phenomenon, an "auroral beam", which was observed from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich by astronomer Edward Walter Maunder and by John Rand Capron[1] from Guildown, Surrey.