A G2 (moderate intensity) geomagnetic storm resulting from a double solar flare caused a temporary disruption of shortwave radio communications in the South Pacific and may cause auroras. This was reported by portal Spaceweather.com.
According to clear data from astronomical observations, a sympathetic, that is, coupled emission of energy and matter occurred on the Sun, which is why the radio did not work over Australia and Indonesia at frequencies of 30 MHz and below for 30 minutes.
Previously, scientists had found that sympathetic bursts occur simultaneously due to magnetic processes in the solar corona. In this case, the launch sites can be separated from each other by 90° latitude.
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the northern lights will be observed in Canada, Alaska and other polar regions due to the solar storm.
NOAA experts noted that the Sun is approaching the peak of its current cycle, so the intensity and frequency of emissions will increase.
Earlier astronomers reported It’s about a very powerful solar flare in early January that did not affect the Earth.
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Source: Gazeta
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