Drawing of a sunspot from 1774, illustrating the Wilson effect
Sunspot data
Start date
June 1766
End date
June 1775
Duration (years)
9
Max count
193.0
Max count month
September 1769
Min count
18.6
Cycle chronology
Previous cycle
Solar cycle 1 (1755–1766)
Next cycle
Solar cycle 3 (1775–1784)
Solar cycle 2 was the second solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of sunspot activity began.[1][2] The solar cycle lasted 9 years, beginning in June 1766 and ending in June 1775. The maximum smoothed sunspot number observed during the solar cycle was 193.0 (September 1769), and the starting minimum was 18.6.[3]
Sunspot observations by Alexander Wilson during this period established the Wilson effect.
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