The Sun continues its approach to solar maximum, the peak of greatest intensity in the current solar cycle, which may be brought to a close this year. In just 24 hours, on May 5 and 6, Nakshatra launched three classes of astronauts and astronauts into space.
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to capture the images and analyze the properties of the trio This May 5th and 6th is an X class flare initiated by the Sun: Its intensity shows our star’s approach to the so-called solar maximum, a cycle of the Sun’s greatest activity that could be brought forward to the last months of the year or even earlier.
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A step Article Published in Universe Today, volcanoes released in just over 24 hours are classified X1.3, X1.2 and X4.5. It is worth remembering that flares are classified according to a system similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes, which separates them according to their strength and intensity. The Class This is the type that involves the most severe sunburns.
On the other hand, low-intensity solar flares are classified as Class A, followed by B, C, M and X. Each letter represents a 10x increase in energy output, always in alphabetical order. Because of this, An X-class solar flare is ten times M and 100 times C. In addition, the number following each letter gives a more accurate indication of its strength: the higher the number, the greater the intensity of the expansion.
As NASA mentions a publication In their blogs, these types of classes are known as when solar maximumThe period of greatest intensity of Sol In the current 11-year solar cycle, these flares may be common.
Sunlight is maximum
However, scientists originally anticipated this period Between 2026 and 2030. New research verifies that the predictions were wrong and that the solar maximum may have already started or may do so in the last months of the year. A step study An experiment by the Space Climate Prediction Center (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States, the solar maximum occurs. May 2024 and early 2026.
It is important to remember that solar flares are eruptions that release powerful bursts of energy and radiation from the magnetic field associated with sunspots. In this way, as sunspots increase, the probability of burns increases.
These intense burst events appear as bright areas on the Sun and last from minutes to hours. Sometimes, it can be accompanied by sunburns Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)Including giant clouds of solar particles being launched into space.
