Isochasm (IMAGE) Research Organization of Information and Systems Caption Left: Auroral isochasm by Fritz (1881). The compiled documents were from 1700 to 1872 AD. Right: Reconstructed auroral zone in 1800 AD (black) and possible deformation by a 170-year integration for the time interval between 1700 AD and 1870 AD (red). Credit Right: NIPR/ISM Usage Restrictions News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage of this paper only. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.