Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By American Kabuki
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Heart Shaped Sunspot lets loose…

Monday, April 18, 2016 23:23
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

Musings On The Finite Statist Machine

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tZXAzcWFGNXY1SEUvVnhYTDdST2hoUkkvQUFBQUFBQUFVN2cvTlZUcV9pQnprUmtqZzlQdlhZdmdyOXlNeEZpVWRVNzZBQ0xjQi9zNjQwL2hlYXJ0LXNoYXBlZC1zdW5zcG90LnBuZw==
Space Weather News for April 18, 2016
BIG SUNSPOT ERUPTS: Surprise! Quiet sunspot AR2529 isn’t so quiet, after all. The heart-shaped active region erupted on April 18th (00:39 UT), producing a strong M6.7-class solar flare and shortwave radio blackouts around the Pacific.   Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

A pulse of UV radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere. This, in turn, disrupted shortwave radio communications over the daylit side of our planet. Mariners, aviators, and ham radio operators around the Pacific Ocean may have noticed fading signals at frequencies below ~15 MHz. A NOAA blackout map shows the frequencies and territories affected.

More M-class flares are possible in the days ahead. AR2529 has developed a ‘beta-gamma’ magnetic field that harbors plenty of energy for this kind of explosion. Although the sunspot is no longer directly facing Earth, it can still affect our planet by causing radio blackouts and glancing-blow CMEs. Stay tuned.



Source: http://americankabuki.blogspot.com/2016/04/heart-shaped-sunspot-lets-loose.html

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.