A powerful flare occurred on the Sun

A powerful flare occurred on the Sun

According to space tracking data, a powerful flare occurred on the side of the Sun facing Earth. According to the website of IKI and ISTP’s Solar Astronomy Laboratory, this event occurred at approximately 9:40 a.m.

The sun. Photo: xras.ru

The new explosion has the highest score. This event occurred in the northern hemisphere of the Sun, which is quite unusual for the current solar cycle, when almost all activity was concentrated south of the equator. “The fact of a mass ejection has not yet been confirmed. Experts say that in such a short time the solar matter did not have time to move away from the star enough to be noticeable in interplanetary space.

The geomagnetic situation on Earth is currently moderately stable. The magnetosphere has almost completely recovered from the great storm of August 12, but is still under increasing pressure from the disturbing solar wind.

We’ve written before about how powerful solar flares can affect us. Read about it here.

Source: People Talk

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