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| Magnetic storm on Earth has reached its peak. Auroras will intensify | |
| 2024-05-12 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The magnetic storm on Earth has reached its peak; auroras can be observed in the southern regions of Russia. This was reported on May 11 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS). Experts noted that the fastest clouds of plasma ejected by the Sun during a powerful flare reached the Earth. The speed of the solar wind reaches 1000 km/s. “The magnetic storm is passing through its peak. Field fluctuations have returned to extreme values of the fifth level,” the report says.
As IA Regnum reported, on May 11, the Earth was covered by a magnetic storm of the fifth, highest level, which has not happened since September 11, 2005. Over the course of three days, from May 7 to May 9, the Sun ejected four clouds of plasma of exceptional size towards the Earth. Leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, Mikhail Leus, noted that the peak of storm activity would occur on May 11. The total duration of a magnetic storm can be from 20 to 40 hours. In Russia, the zone where auroras are observed has expanded. In particular, crimson flashes in the sky were captured on cameras by residents of the Rostov region. Roscosmos stated that solar flares and geomagnetic storms will not require correction of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), it is operating normally. Related: Magnetic storm 05/10/2024 NOAA says tonight's 'cannibal' solar storm could be worst in 165 YEARS and cause GPS and power outages - as they reveal exact time it'll hit Magnetic storm 05/09/2024 A powerful flare was recorded on the Sun Magnetic storm 05/04/2024 Russian astronomer explains the appearance of the northern lights in central Russia in May | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 The aurora was amazing here in east Tennessee. Something I thought I would never see. |
| Posted by: Deacon+Blues 2024-05-12 09:50 |
| #4 I'd like to start the meme that the sun is becoming unstable and we'll all be solar roasted before climate change kills us. Get your priorities right, Greta! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-05-12 08:27 |
| #3 space.com article https://www.space.com/sun-storms-aurora-show-mothers-day-2024 |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-05-12 08:13 |
| #2 Huge solar storm impacting Starlink satellites, 'degraded service' reported: Musk |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-12 05:50 |
| #1 Rare solar storm wows stargazers across America: 'So awesome!' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-12 05:43 |