gob0 t1_j2jqzs7 wrote on January 1, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Reply to comment by HiiohoiHalojata in Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest known record of auroral display, described as a ‘five-colored light’ event in either 977 or 957 BCE by marketrent

Was it so heavily tilted towards North America in 900 BC?

HiiohoiHalojata t1_j2ju2wb wrote on January 1, 2023 at 9:38 PM

That's a great point. Although the north magnetic pole has wandered quite a lot during the past 100 years, the geomagnetic pole has stayed relatively still. However, 3000 years is still a long time so it's definitely possible it was way closer to the geographic poles.

I didn't find any information about its location before 1900. The magnetic pole (not geomagnetic pole) was actually even more tilted towards North America at around 1600 than now