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Solar Activity in 1959

One of the greatest solar flares ever seen occurred on May 10. The flare, photographed at a New Mexico observatory, measured 50,000 miles in width and 100,000 miles in height.

1959 solar flare

A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on October 2, starting in Boston, Massachusetts, at dawn, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands and central Africa, and stopping in the Indian Ocean. Poor weather conditions, however, prevented observation from the surface along most of the path.

This photo of the Sun's corona was tken from an altitude of 21,000 feet during the solar eclipse over Boston.
1959 solar eclipse

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