Title: The Solar Corona in the Eclipse of 24 June 1778 Authors: J.M. Vaquero
The knowledge of historical solar activity is of great interest. The present work analyses descriptions of the solar corona observed during the eclipse of 24 June 1778. The corona was described as showing streamers at all solar latitudes. The descriptions are indicative of a high level of solar activity, in concordance with historical sunspot number data.
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 24, 1778. The total eclipse was visible in a path across Mexico, southeastern United States, and ended across northern Africa. Read more