The solar system is governed by various natural processes which can sometimes cause fear among the population of planet Earth, however, there are some that are harmless and others that are really worrying.
It has now become known that Today, October 6, we will experience one in particularwhich has generated a great stir because it is not just any phenomenon since, despite being part of a natural process, it is one of the most powerful.
According to him Solar Dynamics Observatory, which belongs to NASA, we will witness more flares, however, this one It will be the strongest that has been seen in almost 10 years within its cycle that lasts 11 years with an X classification.
It is important to keep in mind that Since October 1st, the firstbut later (2 days later) a sunspot called AR3842, which caused one of the most powerful explosions since 2019, the year the sun began its cycle.
This caused said class eruption X7.1 will throw from a coronal mass, a column of plasma and even a magnetic fieldall of these lead a route with a path to Earth; so its arrival can generate geomagnetic storms that alter electricity services.
This is how the solar flare will affect us
The Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States announced that Since Friday, the devastation of all this began to be reflected, although Sunday, that is, today, would be the day with the greatest impact.
We will be witnesses of a geomagnetic stormwhich has been classified with a level of considerable power, i.e. G3which even has the power to cause northern lights
“For now, I would anticipate an impact on Earth at the end of day 5 or beginning of day 6″, announced Sara Housseal on her social networks, who is an expert on the subject.
However, there is one question that many have: Are we going to be left without internet or telecommunications? The answer so far is uncertain because Everything will depend on the behavior of said phenomenon.
And NASA, as well as the United States Space Weather Prediction Center, revealed that the king star is already about to reach a maximum point of activity, which is why On October 1, this impacted Africa and the South Atlantic by causing a radio blackout in those areas, due to radiation.
This made for 30 minutes high frequency communications would be interruptedas happened in 2017 when they recorded the most powerful solar cycle and brought a wave of radiation that did touch upper layers of the atmosphere also in Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.
Here’s another view of today’s X9-class solar flare, the most powerful of this solar cycle, featuring two different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory. ???? pic.twitter.com/pgruMrNdjC
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) October 3, 2024
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