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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| One of the largest solar prominences since early 2025 has broken away from the Sun |
| 2025-10-15 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] On the night of October 14, the Sun emitted one of the largest solar prominences of 2025. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. "Today, between two and four o'clock in the morning Moscow time, one of the largest prominences this year was ejected from the Sun. It had been observed for the past few days on the eastern edge of the star and has been gradually shifting towards Earth all this time," the laboratory's Telegram channel reported. According to coronagraph data, the plasma filament has already moved approximately 20 million kilometers from the star. Scientists clarified that its trajectory passes between Mercury and Earth, and neither planet will be in the ejecta's path. According to experts, if the prominence had erupted a day later, the Earth would have been hit tangentially. If it had erupted on October 17, the planet could have suffered a direct impact. On October 13, 15 solar flares were recorded in less than a day, three of which were strong, class M. The main source of this activity is region 4246, which continues to exhibit instability. Class M solar flares are considered moderate-intensity events, but during periods of high activity they can affect the Earth's magnetic field, triggering geomagnetic storms and interfering with satellites and communications systems. |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-10-15 06:30 |