What happened July 23rd 2012?
What happened July 23rd 2012?
On July 23, 2012, the sun unleashed two massive clouds of plasma that barely missed a catastrophic encounter with the Earth’s atmosphere. These plasma clouds, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), comprised a solar storm thought to be the most powerful in at least 150 years.
Was there a solar maximum in 2012?
The source of the CME was giant sunspot AR1520, a seething nest of tangled magnetism more than 15 times wider than Earth itself. On July 12, 2012, the sunspot’s magnetic field erupted, producing an X-class solar flare and hurling a billion tons of electrified plasma toward our planet.
How often does a CME hit Earth?
about once every five days
Over the course of several hours, a billion tons of material are lifted off the sun’s surface and accelerated to speeds of a million miles per hour (1.6 million kilometers per hour). This can happen several times a day when the sun is most active. During its quieter periods, CMEs occur only about once every five days.
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When did the solar storm of 2012 happen?
The coronal mass ejection, as photographed by STEREO. The event occurred in 2012, near the local maximum of sunspots that can be seen in this graph. The solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large and strong coronal mass ejection (CME) event that occurred on July 23 that year.
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Are there any solar storms in the US?
Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-16 over the past 24 hours, was below S-scale storm level thresholds. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. No significant active region activity favorable for radiation storm production is forecast. No radio blackouts were observed over the past 24 hours.