Tag: CME

An active region that had just rotated into view blasted out a coronal mass ejection, which was immediately followed by a bright series of post-coronal loops seeking to reorganize that region's magnetic field (April 19, 2017). We have observed this phenomenon numerous times, but this one was one of the longest and clearest sequences we have seen in years. The bright loops are actually charged particles spinning along the magnetic field lines. The action was captured in a combination of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light over a period of about 20 hours. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

Another Solar Flare In ‘Carrington’ Class Could Destroy Our Civilization

MessageToEagle.com | April 25, 2017

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – The Sun is both our life bringer and destroyer. On April 23rd (only two days ago), a dark filament of magnetism on the Sun

Astronomy

A Closer Look At Magnetospheres: Planetary Shields

MessageToEagle | February 16, 2017

MessageToEagle.com – Space is a challenging place. We think of it as mostly empty, but that is not completely true. The vast sea of space in our solar

This NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory observation shows a composite view of our sun in extreme-ultraviolet light. On Dec. 28, the sunspot cluster AR2473 erupted with a M1.9 flare, sending a coronal mass ejection at Earth. Credit: NASA/SDO

Astronomy

Sun Blasts Flare At Earth: New Year’s Eve Storm?

MessageToEagle.com | December 30, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – You can say what you like about our nearest star, but as this latest solar eruption proves, it certainly has impeccable timing. On Monday (Dec. 28), a

Astronomy

The Carrington Event – Biggest Solar Storm In Earth’s History

MessageToEagle | August 28, 2015

A.Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – On August 28, 1859, an enormous solar coronal mass ejection hit Earth’s magnetosphere and induced one of the largest geomagnetic storms on record. A