Resulted in a huge explosion on the surface of the sun to more storms, solar radiation since 2005, and unleashed a stream of charged particles of plasma towards the Earth, despite the threat to satellites, power grids and other high-tech equipment and is believed to be dealing with, say scientists.
Disclosure of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric solar flare that peaked on Sunday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific. NOAA satellite tracking flash a bright X-ray light to the area where the Sun's surface known as the 1402 - in the same area Thursday there was a minor outbreak. And coronal mass ejection - which can be released billions of tons of plasma up to 5 million miles per hour - quickly followed.
Said Doug Biesecker, a physicist with NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, the radiation from the explosion reached Earth in a matter of hours flash, Colorado is expected explosion of charged plasma particles to reach Earth 06:00 on Tuesday. Said Biesecker charged plasma that moves exceptionally fast, making travel 93 million miles from Earth in 34 hours instead of taking two or more, as is often the case.
Biesecker said on Sunday radiation storm is the strongest since May 2005 when there was someone else may have been greater by 10%. Measured on the basis of the amount of radiation emitted, both in the three storms on a scale of 1 to 5.
While plasma screens can cause another world of light and color in some parts of the sky on Tuesday night, can not be bombed by particles of high energy wreak havoc on Earth - GPS systems possible demolition and destruction of networks of electricity, the destruction of equipment, satellites, which revolve around the sensitive, and exposure to lethal doses of radiation astronaut.
On Monday, a precautionary measure, the conversion of some flights all over the polar regions, where a stream of charged plasma particles can interfere with navigation systems. The other flying at low altitudes to reduce the risk of exposure to radiation.
Although it was more than six years since the last storm of this size, and storms of this magnitude is expected to be more frequent as we approach the period of solar activity in 2013 at the latest.
"We intensified the next year a maximum of solar energy, and this type of storms will become normal," said Biesecker.
The astronomer said that the problem of solar Stanford, because they provide a triple threat on the technology on the ground, and Todd Hoeksema - scientists still do not know how to predict these solar phenomena.
X-rays up to travel at the speed of light on the earth in eight minutes. It may interfere with radio communications.
A burst of radiation that travels at light speed close to the ground starts yielding 20 minutes to an hour later. This radiation causes what is known as "disorders unique event." In essence, high-energy proton is transmitted by satellite can interfere with the charges in the devices based on silicon, which can cause false signals on the spit.
The attack in the third and last comes the explosion of charged particles that affect the Earth's magnetic, and that can interfere with air navigation systems. It is expected that this particular concern to impose the conversion of some flights during the storm.
Biesecker said these concerns are not hypothetical. For example, I drew the infamous October 2003 "Halloween storm" ADEOS - II Japanese ship, among other victims, that the satellite about $ 600 million to at least one year after its launch.
"With all this advanced technology to our civilization, and solar storms can have significant effects on power, communications, and this kind of stuff," said University of California at Berkeley physicist Robert Lin. "The great truth have a significant impact on space weather on Earth."
The researcher said Juan Rodriguez, but most of the NOAA satellites built today, it should be relatively safe from storms such as the current level. Modern satellite is built to withstand extreme weather such as this space as a storm in 1989 caused massive power outages in the province of Quebec, Canada.
He said that those who are looking for a light show on Tuesday night can be a luxury. Rodriguez said in the Northern Lights, and probably will not be visible in Los Angeles, "but in Canada and possibly in the northern United States, is an amazing sight."
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