Astronomers recorded an extraordinarily rare solar flare on the night of April 23. Our star has produced four simultaneous flares and it is now reported that a magnetic storm could hit Earth in the coming days portal Spaceweather.com.
According to observations by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, the emission points were three sunspots and a large magnetic filament with a long loop of plasma located between these points. The big explosion occurred on the part of the sun’s surface facing the Earth.
According to scientists, such events are called sympathetic flashing because the points are connected by magnetic field lines. When one explodes, the others follow.
In almost all recorded cases, sympathetic bursts are limited to two simultaneous bursts, the strength of which can vary from negligible to a maximum of class X.
In this case, we are talking about a “supersympathetic” epidemic. Astronomers have not yet determined the total power of the explosion, but there is a possibility that some of the solar plasma and radiation will reach Earth within a few days.
There had been a very powerful solar flare for a while before. closed Radio communications via North and Central America.
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Source: Gazeta
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