The bright flash on the right side of the sun is the X8.2-class flare, captured on September 10, 2017. The image shows a combination of wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, which has then been colorized. Image via NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
There were X-flares on the sun last week, and the same Active Region on the sun – AR2673 – again emitted an X-flare on September 10, 2017 as it was rotating out of our earthly view, due to the sun’s spin on its axis. NASA said:
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2017 (16:06 UTC). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.
To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center at spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
This flare is classified as an X8.2-class flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc.
This flare is the capstone on a series of flares from Active Region 2673, which was identified on Aug. 29 and is currently rotating off the front of the sun as part of our star’s normal rotation.
September 10, 2017 X-flare, via NASA SDO.
Bottom line: An X8.2-class flare, captured on September 10, 2017, from Active Region 2673. This region on the sun has now rotated out of our view.
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The bright flash on the right side of the sun is the X8.2-class flare, captured on September 10, 2017. The image shows a combination of wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, which has then been colorized. Image via NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
There were X-flares on the sun last week, and the same Active Region on the sun – AR2673 – again emitted an X-flare on September 10, 2017 as it was rotating out of our earthly view, due to the sun’s spin on its axis. NASA said:
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2017 (16:06 UTC). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.
To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center at spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
This flare is classified as an X8.2-class flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc.
This flare is the capstone on a series of flares from Active Region 2673, which was identified on Aug. 29 and is currently rotating off the front of the sun as part of our star’s normal rotation.
September 10, 2017 X-flare, via NASA SDO.
Bottom line: An X8.2-class flare, captured on September 10, 2017, from Active Region 2673. This region on the sun has now rotated out of our view.
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/2y1B7ub
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