The solar corona during an eclipse in solar cycle 13 (1893).
Sunspot data
Start date
March 1890
End date
January 1902
Duration (years)
11.8
Max count
146.5
Max count month
January 1894
Min count
8.3
Spotless days
934
Cycle chronology
Previous cycle
Solar cycle 12 (1878–1890)
Next cycle
Solar cycle 14 (1902–1913)
Solar prominences during an eclipse in solar cycle 13 (28 May 1900).
Solar cycle 13 was the thirteenth solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began.[1][2] The solar cycle lasted 11.8 years, beginning in March 1890 and ending in January 1902. The maximum smoothed sunspot number observed during the solar cycle was 146.5 (January 1894), and the starting minimum was 8.3.[3] During the minimum transit from solar cycle 13 to 14, there were a total of 934 days with no sunspots.[4][5][6]
There were a number of intense solar proton events during solar cycle 13,[7] as well as geomagnetic storms such as in September 1898 which affected telegraph lines.[8]
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^Peristykh, A. N.; Damon, P. E. (17–25 August 1999). Multiple Evidence of Intense Solar Proton Events During Solar Cycle 13. Proceedings of the 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference. 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Icrc26). Vol. 6. pp. 264–267. Bibcode:1999ICRC....6..264P.
^Storms, Solar (28 July 2017). "Space Weather Newspaper Archives". www.solarstorms.org.
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