This morning, a massive solar flare spewing into space at light speed reminds us that the sun is at—or is very close to—the peak of its 11-year magnetic activity cycle.
After a month of relatively low activity, at 0130 UTC on March 23, the sun produced an “X1.1 class” solar flare—followed by almost a dozen smaller “M-class” solar flares and a bright coronal mass ejection.
It could mean bright aurora—and an extra special sight during April 8’s total solar eclipse, an event already predicted to show onlookers a huge coronal streamer.
Since it traveled to Earth at the speed of light, the solar flare caused a temporary radio blackout over the western Pacific Ocean. According to SpaceWeather.com , the CME triggered by the solar flare is likely to cause G1-class (minor) to G3-class (strong) geomagnetic storms on Earth late on Monday, March 25, and early on Tuesday, March 26.G1 would mean aurora […]
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