Tag: solar flare
VIDEO: Solar Storms Are Bombarding Earth Now, Amped-up Auroras Possible
Two waves of solar material blown out by powerful sun eruptions n this week are hitting the Earth now, and could amplify the aurora displays for observers in northern regions. Good chances in Ålesund as well!
It's here! The solar Coronal Mass Ejection will hit Earth
It's here! The Coronal Mass Ejection launched by the X1.6 solar flare that occured two days has arrived at the ACE satellite. It passed ACE at 15:31 UTC which means the CME arrived right on time!
VIDEO: amazing Solar Flares, observed on June 10, 2014
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:42 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - which typically observes the entire sun 24 hours a day -- captured images of the flare. This flare is classified as an X2.2 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. About one hour later, the sun released a second X-class flare, peakin
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