Understanding Space Weather Event, Geomagnetic Storm In Relation To CME (Corona Mass Ejection)
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Flux rope of CME (Corona Mass Ejection). Attribution: NASA Presented at: WindermereSun.com
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth’s magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3. ..Picuted here is a lighten blended version of the 304 and 171 angstrom wavelengths. Cropped..Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO..NASA image use policy...NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission…Follow us on Twitter..Like us on Facebook..Find us on Instagram
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Did you wonder about the cause of recent magnificent show of the thunderstorm or aurora borealis showing up at unusual places? It is being enhanced by CME (Corona Mass Ejection). These CMEs are significant ejections of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun’s corona, and they can have a profound impact on Earth’s magnetosphere, atmosphere, and even our technological infrastructure. The combination of a magnificent thunderstorm with the enhancements brought by CMEs could lead to spectacular displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, at lower latitudes than usual. This phenomenon is due to the increased solar wind particles interacting with Earth’s magnetic field, causing it to light up in a dazzling display of colors. In terms of the impact on Earth’s technology and infrastructure, CMEs can disrupt communication systems, power grids, and satellite operations. The charged particles from CMEs can induce electrical currents in our power grids, potentially leading to blackouts or damage to electrical equipment. Given the information provided, it’s clear that a magnificent thunderstorm enhanced by CMEs is a remarkable event that showcases the beauty and power of the cosmos while also reminding us of the potential risks posed by our reliance on technology.
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You probably won’t see the northern lights in New Orleans this weekend. But it’s happened before, in the vide published on May 10, 2024, by WWLTV, as “Solar storm bringing Northern Lights further south and could mess with your tech“, below:
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/ sunisthefuture for more on solar energy. Transcript of the video: The sun, it has shed light on our homes for over four billion years. It will continue to do so for another four. It is massive almost beyond comprehension, constant yet ever changing. Born from the swirling cloud of dust and gas, it is a giant fusion engine that drives the solar system. It seams and broils like a living thing. Loops of plasma rise up, so large that would dwarf earth. Explosion flash from its surface. And yet the sun would also give its warmth and life and beauty…. Coronal mass ejections (or CMEs) are huge clouds of plasma and magnetic fields occasionally thrown off by the sun. Scientists study them because the massive burst pose a threat to space age technology, and even power grids on the ground. Within each CME lies a kernel, known as the flux rope, tightly wound groups of magnetic lines that can contain and transport solar material. Astronomers have seen them as CMEs burst off of the sun. But they have been next to impossible to detect on the sun itself. New research using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has now shown that they can be seen in just one of its cameras which shows the very hottest material on the sun. By watching a flux rope form and ejects as a CME, the research has brought some closure to one long standing mysteries, whether a rope is formed before or during a CME eruption. It’s impossible to actually see the flux ropes or any of the sun’s powerful magnetic fields involved with CMEs and flares because these fields are invisible. But scientists can map them by observing plasma trapped by these fields, which shows up as thin lines under extreme ultraviolet light. Since earth’s atmosphere naturally filters these UV light, scientists must observe them using telescope in space, such as NASA’s SDO. So there’s been relatively few detailed observations of CMEs, particularly at higher temperatures. SDO images the sun at high image and time resolution. It is also the first satellite to consistently observe light with a wavelength of 131 A (angstroms), which highlights plasma at temperatures around 10,000,000 degrees. This wavelength is usually reserved for studying solar flares. But what NASA and Naval Research Laboratory scientists found is that the flux ropes associated with CMEs could only be seen at this temperature. On July 19, 2012, a CME erupted from the visible edge or limb of the sun. Because it was on the limb, the flux ropes were in profile and particularly visible. Even more important, the flux ropes appeared about 7 hours earlier in the same location. The ropes were visible as a line of figure 8’s that looked exactly the way as theorists predicted they would. This is the first direct evidence that flux ropes formed well before the coronal mass ejection. Footage of the CMEs from the SOHO spacecraft confirms the presence of the flux ropes. By adding footage from the stereo A spacecraft which is viewing the sun from an entirely different angle, the researchers were able to create a three dimensional picture of the flux ropes. For the most part, they followed the classic figure 8 pattern previously observed and predicted by solar models. But some of these ropes also had feet which extended farther away than scientists had expected. This deviation from the model is interesting and requires further studies. Besides show and proof of early flux rope formation, the study also paves the way for future flux ropes and CME research by literally finding a new light to observe them in. The possibility of using flux rope formations as early warning system for CMEs means this line of research can have some very practical and far reaching applications and it could also help to wrap up some of the long standing mysteries of the sun. In the video published on March 1, 2013, by sunisthefuture, as “Sun & Its CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections)“, below:
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An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. An extreme (G5) geomagnetic storm is currently in progress. This is the strongest solar storm to impact Earth in 21 years, since October 2003. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week. The Northern Lights may reach much farther south than typical displays due to the strong geomagnetic storm. Experts say that if the storm reaches predicted levels, the aurora could be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California, in the video published on May 10, 2024, by LiveNOW from FOX, as “Northern Lights forecast: Historic solar storm impacting Aurora Borealis| LiveNOW from FOX“, below:
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Conditions have reached an ‘extreme’ G5 status for the geomagnetic solar storm, in the video published on May 10, 2024, by Click On Detroit| Local 4|WDIV, as “Here’s when northern lights are expected to be the brightest in Metro Detroit“, below:
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Officials from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) held a media briefing on Friday to discuss the upcoming severe solar storm, which is forecast to arrive on Friday night. NOAA has issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch, the first one since 2005, after a series of moderate to strong solar flares. A severe solar storm can disrupt communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations, in the video published on May 10, 2024, by BNO News, as “NOAA holds briefing about upcoming severe solar storm“, below:
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Perhaps you’d also be interested in this article, by Bret Weinstein, in UnHerd, How the Sun Could Wipe Us Out.
As a rule, it is always a good idea to be prepared. So simply make sure that one always has an emergency bag ready. Yes the same bag for preparing for hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or wildfire, etc. Always be prepared! In the meantime, be amazed by the power of Mother Nature.
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