Great Solar Flare X9

The Flash of radiation from the flares travels at the speed of light, crossing the distance that separates the earth from the Sun in just 8 minutes and 20 seconds, so when the solar observatories capture the Flash it is actually already impacting the earth, In this case the images are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory or SDO.

This latest flare ionized the upper part of Earth's atmosphere, short in Africa and the South Atlantic, but this is not the worst, the worst is that right now there are two injections of coronal mass that are clouds of plasma, they are the splashes of the flares, these travel much slower, they take two to three days to reach Earth's orbit and they don't always hit our planet, but in this case they are going to hit us.

According to the NOA and NASA models, the first choice of coronal mass will impact the Earth's magnetic field on October 4 and the second, which is the most powerful because it is the one caused by the super flare on October 3, will impact with the Earth's magnetic field on October 6, the dual impacts could cause strong geomagnetic storms or solar storms. The current calculation is that they reach class G3 on a scale that reaches G5, this will mean that there will be auroras in mid-latitudes especially on October 6, which means that northern lights could be seen in states further south in the United States than what is expected. It would be normal and in Europe you could see Germany and the countries of central Europe in France. Being able to see the northern lights in the north of Mexico, Florida, Portugal, Spain or Italy is more difficult but in these circumstances it could not be ruled out, so if you like astrophotography, be attentive on the nights of October 5 and 6, of course. Auroras are only the most attractive part. Unfortunately, solar storms cause other much more serious problems, such as failures in satellites, problems in electrical networks, failures in telecommunications, alterations in migratory species and human health. In principle, we do not have data. Although there are researchers who link heart problems and other ailments to solar storms, unfortunately it is a poorly studied topic.

This super flare was at level x99.1 but it is still far from the most powerful recorded, currently we are at solar maximum which is the period of the 11-year solar cycle where the sun is most active so this one is not known. last class