[HN Gopher] Ancient Texts Can Shed Light on Auroras
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       Ancient Texts Can Shed Light on Auroras
        
       Author : Petiver
       Score  : 46 points
       Date   : 2024-03-17 15:27 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.smithsonianmag.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.smithsonianmag.com)
        
       | its_ethan wrote:
       | It is so incredibly cool that solar flares can leave a
       | radioactive signature in tree rings. Like that sounds like it
       | should be fake - corroborating it with written accounts must've
       | been such a mind blowing process.
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       | This also reminds me of the national parks up in NorCal that have
       | cross sections of tree trunks that show which rings of the tree
       | correspond with significant historical events. It's great
       | perspective to see that a tree was halfway through it's life when
       | the magna carta was written.
        
       | JKCalhoun wrote:
       | I have only seen a full display of the Northern Lights once, but
       | I encourage everyone to try to do so sometime in their lives.
       | Mind blowing.
        
         | brightball wrote:
         | It's on the bucket list. My wife and I keep talking about
         | planning a trip to see them one day.
        
       | finnh wrote:
       | Terrifying article about the impact of solar weather on our
       | (electricity-dependent) society:
       | https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/04/what-a-major-s...
        
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