Dear all,
We have the pleasure of announcing the next instalment of the UK-SOSS which will take place at 10am (BST) on 13th May 2021. Our speaker will be Dr. Hugh Hudson from University of Glasgow and UC Berkeley. We look forward to welcoming you all to the talk at that time. The zoom link is:
Please find all other relevant details below.
All the best,
Jiajia Liu (on behalf Marianna Korsos and Chris Nelson)
Carrington Events
Dr Hugh Hudson
University of Glasgow and UC Berkeley
Date: 10:00 (BST) 13th May 2021
Abstract: We often cite the Carrington flare (SOL1859-09-01) as an extreme flare/CME/geostorm event and a prototype “superflare.” I discuss the original observations in the context of what we now know about solar and stellar flares. Although not an extreme event in the sense of being truly exceptional, it has become clear that the Carrington flare turned into a milestone in what we now call “multimessenger astronomy.”