A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, March 9, 2012.
The space weather center's website said they were not aware of any significant impact to electrical or technological systems, but said a storm rated as strong could force corrections to voltage systems and trigger false alarms on some protection devices, as well as increase drag on satellites and affect their orientation.
The sun erupted with one of its largest solar flares of this recent solar cycle on March 6. It was categorized as an X5.4, making it the second-largest flare since the Sun's period of relatively low activity (called solar minimum) began in early 2007.
Solar flare activity on the Sun documented Friday, March 9, 2012.
This image depicts a Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) model showing the Sun's coronal magnetic field, March 9, 2012.
An X-ray image of the Sun on Friday, March 9, 2012.
The current increase in the number of X-class-sized flares is part of the Sun?s normal 11-year solar cycle. Solar maximum is expected to peak in late 2013.
The space weather center's website said they were not aware of any significant impact to electrical or technological systems, but said a storm rated as strong could force corrections to voltage systems and trigger false alarms on some protection devices, as well as increase drag on satellites and affect their orientation.
The sun erupted with one of its largest solar flares of this recent solar cycle on March 6. It was categorized as an X5.4, making it the second-largest flare since the Sun's period of relatively low activity (called solar minimum) began in early 2007.
Solar flare activity on the Sun documented Friday, March 9, 2012.
This image depicts a Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) model showing the Sun's coronal magnetic field, March 9, 2012.
An X-ray image of the Sun on Friday, March 9, 2012.
The current increase in the number of X-class-sized flares is part of the Sun?s normal 11-year solar cycle. Solar maximum is expected to peak in late 2013.
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