One of the largest plasma eruptions in recent years occurred near the south pole of the Sun, according to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISZP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
It was recorded on June 8.
The plasma cloud, which was “rare in size and density,” was formed due to the destabilization of a giant solar prominence that was located on the far side of the star and was not visible from Earth until it reached the edge of the solar disk, the scientists said.
The rise of the prominence was recorded by space telescopes operating in orbit.
“At the moment, it is believed that the plasma is moving at a very large angle to the direction of Earth, and it is even possible that it is moving in the opposite direction from Earth,” the report said.
In early June, the laboratory reported a magnetic storm on Earth that lasted 66 hours. The storm began at around 3 a.m. on June 1 and finally ended at around 9 p.m. on June 3.
Of these, the magnetosphere was in an excited state for six hours. On the morning of June 1, the storm reached the penultimate of five levels — G4, which means that the storm was “very strong,” although still not “extreme.”
2,486 total views, 2 views today
