NOVAC Public Meeting, DSc. E.W. Cliver presents Richard Carrington and the 1859 Space Weather Event, 7/14/2024, 7:30 pm EDT

DSc. E.W. Cliver from the National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO, will recount the life and career of Richard Christopher Carrington (1826 – 1875) and explore his pivotal relationship with Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy. Carrington was the pre-eminent solar astronomer of the mid-19th century. During a ten year span, he determined the position of the [...]