2023-05-27 12:31:00
Scientists thought they knew everything regarding the Sun. Well, in the end, they learn regarding it every day.
This week, observers made an incredible discovery: a sunspot seen from the Terre without a telescope. And even with the naked eye!
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Classe M
A sunspot that puts the community in turmoil according to Sciences and Life. Indeed, its origin would be found in a powerful Solar eruption – class M, “the second highest level on their grading scale” – which took place on May 16. The resulting solar storm would thus have had relative consequences on our telecommunications systems.
This task is of an impressive size since it measures four times the size of the Earth, ie 50,000 km in diameter. Her name : AR3310. Le NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) quoted by 324estimates at 20% the probability that it emits a X-class solar storm, the most powerful in the category. Be careful though, specialists recommend the use of eclipse glasses to observe the Sun.
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