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The C14 event in the 700s AD has been noted for a while. When it first came to my attention, it had been posted on The Register and it wasn't "world wide" it wa
by m3047 5y ago
The C14 event in the 700s AD has been noted for a while. When it first came to my attention, it had been posted on The Register and it wasn't "world wide" it was IIRC most impactful in the northern hemisphere. People went looking. Somebody found a "Domesday Book" (diary by a cleric) talking about a "red star".
- xattt 5y agoI’m wondering if the definition of star has shifted over the years. It’s likely that the flare caused red aurora, but it would be pretty diffuse and unlike points of light that we know stars to be.
- Filligree 5y agoIt would also be far further south than normal, and people didn't travel much. The majority would never have seen an aurora before, so the only thing they had as a comparison might be stars.