Solar storm that occurred on Tuesday (1/24/2012) in some areas of the earth is the largest in six years. The Daily Mail said, the effects of solar storms in the form of natural light reflection (northern lights or aurora borealis) can still be seen until Wednesday (1/25/2012), including in Canada, Norway, and England.
The biggest previous solar storm occurred in 2005 when the solar protons moving at 93 million miles per hour (about 148 million miles per hour). Director of the British Astronomical Association Ken Kennedy mentions the effect of solar storms can still be seen until later this week.
Guardian on Tuesday (24 / 1) reported that this storm caused a number of negative impacts on human life, of which cause the satellite, telecommunications equipment, and GPS. Therefore, before the storm was in progress, the U.S. government specifically warned disruption was caused by a unique natural phenomenon. Researchers from the U.S. Institute for Space Climatology Joseph Kunches said, was the largest solar storms in the last six years.
Guardian reported, the British public had witnessed the aurora borealis. Though usually it's sparkling light can only be witnessed in the Arctic (North Pole). "If we want to clearly see the aurora during solar storms occur, verify the condition of the sky when it was sunny," said Geomagnetisme Experts from the British Geological Survey (BGS), Sarah Reay.
The U.S. Space Agency (NASA) states, a phenomenon that occurs when solar particles slammed into Earth at 2,000 kilometers per second. Usually, under normal circumstances, according to a British physicist, Doug Biesecker, solar particles are moving at speeds between one and two million miles per hour. However, when the solar storm occurs, the particles move much more quickly, reaching four million miles per hour.
According to Biesecker, a solar storm can cause a dark area, such as occurred in Quebec City, Canada in 1989. Quebec location close to the poles caused Canadian cities were hit by the effects of solar storms are quite significant compared with other regions far from the poles. *** [GUARDIAN | DAILY MAIL | A-133 | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 26012012]
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| The large solar storm has created spectacular aurora borealis, or northern lights, over the last few nights in Norway. (Picture from: http://www.inquisitr.com/) |
Guardian on Tuesday (24 / 1) reported that this storm caused a number of negative impacts on human life, of which cause the satellite, telecommunications equipment, and GPS. Therefore, before the storm was in progress, the U.S. government specifically warned disruption was caused by a unique natural phenomenon. Researchers from the U.S. Institute for Space Climatology Joseph Kunches said, was the largest solar storms in the last six years.
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| Solar activity and its effects on Earth. (Picture from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/) |
Guardian reported, the British public had witnessed the aurora borealis. Though usually it's sparkling light can only be witnessed in the Arctic (North Pole). "If we want to clearly see the aurora during solar storms occur, verify the condition of the sky when it was sunny," said Geomagnetisme Experts from the British Geological Survey (BGS), Sarah Reay.
The U.S. Space Agency (NASA) states, a phenomenon that occurs when solar particles slammed into Earth at 2,000 kilometers per second. Usually, under normal circumstances, according to a British physicist, Doug Biesecker, solar particles are moving at speeds between one and two million miles per hour. However, when the solar storm occurs, the particles move much more quickly, reaching four million miles per hour.
According to Biesecker, a solar storm can cause a dark area, such as occurred in Quebec City, Canada in 1989. Quebec location close to the poles caused Canadian cities were hit by the effects of solar storms are quite significant compared with other regions far from the poles. *** [GUARDIAN | DAILY MAIL | A-133 | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 26012012]
