Another Carrington EventAlthough a severe solar storm made headlines last year, a 166-year-old event still remains for the most powerful bombardment on record. In August 1859, what’s now known as the Carrington Event struck Earth with enough cosmic force to produce Northern Lights as far south as Central America while also frying early telegraph systems. The Carrington Event was bad enough almost two centuries ago, but such a powerful solar storm today could hobble a society reliant on electronics, global positioning systems, and telecommunications. Similar to the Carrington Event or last year’s bursts, observers on the ground would be treated to a colorful aurora show. The Sentinel-1D training offered the first chance to run through a dire event in collaboration with the ESA’s Space Weather Office.