К Земле устремилась солнечная буря

CME IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) swept past Earth on April 13th around 22:55 UT. The impact rattled Earth's magnetic field and induced electrical currents in the ground around the Arctic Circle. Rob Stammes recorded the effects of the impact from a geophysical monitoring station at the Polar Light Center in Lofoten, Norway:



"On my instruments there was a clear sugnature of the incoming coronal mass ejection," says Stammes. "The impact was not as strong as expected, but there were nice variations on my magnetometer and ground current instruments. There were also Northern Lights."

So far geomagnetic activity resulting from the impact has fallen short of storm levels, but this could change as Earth passes through the wake of the CME. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras. on April 13-14.

http://spaceweather.com/

Эхо солнечного взрыва



Геомагнитная буря от мощного извержения на солнечной поверхности достигла Земли. Подобное стихийное явление грозит перебоями в работе спутников, коммуникационных систем и электрогенераторов. Наиболее вероятным ее эффектом станет появление Полярного сияния в верхних слоях земной атмосферы.

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