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Sunspots Proven
Galileo, Christopher Scheiner, and Johann Fabricius observed the first sunspots around 1610 -
Heinrich Schwabe's Studies Begin
Heinrich Schwabe of Germany was an astronomer who recorded sun spots for over 17 years and discovered a pattern. -
Heinrich Schwabe's Studies End
He published his findings in 1850. -
1st Observed Solar Flare
British astronomer Richard Carington observed the first solar flare. -
Geoge Hale's Observation
George Hale observed two large flares followed by big magnetic storms nearly a day later.
