Sun Unleashes Powerful Solar Flare: Auroras Incoming!

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By Rick Adams

14, Sep 2024

It has occurred again with the solar flares and this means that it is likely to cause auroras in the polar zones. A large sunspot group unleashed a powerful solar flare on Thursday, which was categorized by NASA as X. 13.

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I checked the strength of bursts of sunspots and discovered that it is divided into categories A, B, C, M and X, where A is considered to be the weakest signal as compared to X, which is known to be the strongest.

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Sometimes, they emit bursts of energy; the consequences include disruption of radio communication and electric power grids, poor navigation signals, and since they are hazardous to spacemen and women as well as equipment in space. 

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he most recent eruption is said to have affected communication bands in Africa, Europe and some Asian countries.

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NASA reports that this flare reached its apex at 1530 GMT on yesterday and SDO watched this event.

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Dr. Ryan French, a solar astrophysics based in Britain, noted that this was the 25th biggest flare to be recorded this year. In its presence, the SDO scientists noticed that the flares were emerging from the limb of the sun at the east and west.

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On the west, the eruption region will face away from the Earth by the weekend, explains Dr. French, while the solar east will face the plant.

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Scientists observed M-class flare eruptions from the two large sunspots only a few hours before the recent eruption of spots named AR 3811 and AR 3814. It was stated that it led to the occurrence of the moderate G3-level geomagnetic storm by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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A geomagnetic storm is a result of the disturbance created by charged solar particles on the Earth’s magnetic field when it is affected by an occurrence referred to as Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). This also leads to auroras in the polar regions and they are most probably going to be observed over the weekend.

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As per the NOAA forecast, they will be visible in some provinces of Canada, Russia, Europe and several states in the U.S.

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