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Heliographic coordinate systems are used to identify locations on the Sun's surface. The two most commonly used systems are the Stonyhurst and Carrington systems. They both define latitude as the angular distance from the solar equator, but differ in how they define longitude. In Stonyhurst coordinates, the longitude is fixed for an observer on ...
The Carrington rotation is a system for comparing locations on the Sun over a period of time, allowing the following of sunspot groups or reappearance of eruptions at a later time. Because solar rotation is variable with latitude, depth and time, any such system is necessarily arbitrary and only makes comparison meaningful over moderate periods ...
The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally [1] and caused sparking and even fires [ citation needed ] in multiple telegraph stations.
Richard Christopher Carrington (26 May 1826 – 27 November 1875) was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential rotation of ...
College. Pittsburgh (2023–2024) Position. Shooting guard / point guard. Career highlights and awards. ACC All-Rookie team (2024) Carlton Kaleel " Bub " Carrington III (born July 21, 2005) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Portrait of Max Ernst, also known as Bird Superior – Portrait of Max Ernst, is an oil on canvas painting by English artist Leonora Carrington, created c. 1939. The painting was made when the two artists were having a short-lived affair.
Elizabeth Carrington Morris (7 July 1795 – 12 February 1865) was an American botanist who studied the flora of Philadelphia. With her sister, Margaretta Morris , she has been credited by historian Catherine McNeur as helping to transform American science in the 19th century.
Mary Leonora Carrington OBE (6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011) was a British-born, naturalized Mexican surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the surrealist movement of the 1930s. [3]