On Monday, November 10, a powerful flare of class X1.21 occurred on the Sun. This was reported by the press service of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute for Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“Oh-oh-oh. This is going to hurt a lot,” the author of the publication commented.
Scientists clarify that, unlike yesterday's outbreak, the current outbreak has reached a level more like a steady state than a peak, which always indicates a strong release of plasma. There is a dependence: the longer the steady state lasts, the stronger the release.
In addition, from yesterday's X-class flare, a stream of plasma has spread towards Earth, which, according to calculations, will reach the planet next Tuesday, at about 20:00 Moscow time. Given that this new release appears to be moving faster than the previous one, it could catch up and absorb it, increasing the impact. Experts explain that such a process is reminiscent of the “cannibalism” of plasma clouds, which is typical for successive emissions.
“A few hours after (the launch), at night, the second main front will strike the planet,” the report said.
Along with magnetic storms, whose telltale signs are flares on the Sun, auroras will be observed on Earth. Scientists added that it is still impossible to accurately predict the strength of the storm.
A day earlier, it was known that an extremely powerful solar flare was given a score of X1.79.
