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FIRST X-FLARE OF THE NEW SOLAR CYCLE: Sunspot 1158 has unleashed the strongest solar flare in more than four years. The eruption, which peaked at 0156 UT on Feb. 15th, registered X2 on the Richter scale of solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation
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X-flares are the strongest type of solar flare, and this is the first such eruption of new Solar Cycle 24. In addition to flashing Earth with UV radiation, the explosion also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in our direction. The expanding cloud may be seen in this movie from NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft. Geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME arrives on or about Feb 17th. Stay tuned.
De kans dat we een geomagnetische storm hebben donderdag is 45%. Dus een vrij hoge kans dat we het noorderlicht hier dus kunnen zien. Hartje wel vasthouden voor stroompannes, satellieten die uitvallen en meer...




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