A bright flash, which was recorded on September 6, 2017 on the nearest line from the Earth, will have the most powerful effect on life on our planet for at least another five days. The fact that The most powerful explosion on the Sun in 12 years, will be a real test of strength for all people.
Powerful explosion on the Sun 2017
An unusual natural phenomenon on the day Star has already caused an increase in the X-ray background over the entire surface of the Earth. In the coming days, people will encounter interference in GPS navigation, radio communications, and will also see a real aurora over the territory of the Moscow region.
The last time an outbreak of such power was recorded in September 2005, it was assigned the highest score of solar activity X9.3. On a color scale, this corresponds to the maximum, black level of solar activity. There is, made by one futurologist
This is provided that usually geomagnetic radiations vary within green, yellow, red and violet colors.
Solar flare consequences
Scientists warn that geomagnetic disturbance the highest level will affect the operation of the equipment of aircraft and space objects, and will also lead to X-ray exposure of passengers.
After a powerful solar flare has occurred, a real geomagnetic storm awaits the inhabitants of the Earth. A super-powerful flash has made its own adjustments to, so weather-dependent people need to quickly take precautions.
The consequences of explosions on the Sun are fraught with emotional instability, sudden accidents at work, major accidents, as well as deterioration in well-being. In the period from 6 to 15 September, direct sunlight should be avoided on the skin. It is better not to carry out planned operations at this time, and also refuse to go to a beauty salon. Be prepared for the fact that people will react more sharply than usual to your words. Consciously protect yourself from communicating with inadequate personalities and spend more time outdoors.
What's Happening to the Sun in 2017
Astrologers say that such powerful solar flares as in September 2017 are directly related to the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017.
In the year of the Fire Rooster, the daytime star experiences one magnetic storm after another, which affects the life of the entire Earth.
Such fluctuations in solar activity have already brought the inhabitants of the United States the devastating hurricane Harvey, but in Europe it suddenly snowed in the first days of September. In Russia, solar flares will lead to massive outages in mobile communications, problems with electricity, as well as an increase in the number of heart attacks, strokes and mental disorders in people. Among the positive aspects: a great opportunity to see the aurora in the night sky on September 7-9, not only in regions such as the Irkutsk region, Tyumen, Kirov, but also in the city of Moscow and the Moscow region.
The explosion on the Sun on 09/06/2017 was the strongest in the last 12 years. The Solar X-Ray Astronomy Laboratory of the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences told REGNUM that the flare was the result of the coordination of the two largest groups of sunspots. As we have already reported, the energy was released in a unique X9.3 explosion.
The flare occurred against the backdrop of reduced solar activity. In the 20-year history of observing the Sun, more powerful explosions have occurred only 5 times. The anomaly happened near the Sun-Earth line, and therefore the impact of the emergency on our planet will be maximum - today a magnetic storm has begun, and earthlings will feel the impact of the explosion for a week. Weather dependent and people with chronic diseases should pay close attention to their health.
Solar flare on September 6, 2017: consequences
The consequences of the outbreak for the Earth are still difficult to assess. “It affects everything. For health, for the weather. But the weather, of course, is not in the long term, ”Georgy Goncharov, a leading researcher at the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shared with REN TV. The expert believes that on Friday evening the number of fatal accidents will increase sharply. It is also necessary to closely monitor the condition of children under 12 years of age.
There have already been reports in the media about a deterioration in the quality of communications both in Europe and in the United States, as well as about the failure of space technology. However, the northern lights can be seen even at the latitude of Moscow. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has published images of the space phenomenon.
This process is called a supernova explosion. A series of strong flares on the star that we observe on the Sun throughout September indicates a high probability of such a scenario.
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"Activation processes in our luminary in recent times noticeable. Among them, of course, are the current powerful outbreaks. However, to be honest, we still cannot give an unambiguous answer to the question of whether the Sun will die in the foreseeable future. We still know too little about the star closest to us, about what is happening to it," said research physicist Ivan Nazarenko.
According to him, if fears are confirmed and a supernova forms, earthlings will see a bright flash eight minutes later. "The whole sky will be covered by a glow from a bright white flame emitted by an exploded star. The power of this glow will be such that the night on the planet will disappear. Most likely, all living things, including people, will die at the first stage of the cataclysm," the scientist suggested.
Further, streams of radioactive radiation will fall on the planet. Under the influence of abnormal solar radiation, the temperature on the Earth's surface will rise to five thousand degrees, and all the water will evaporate and form a thick cloud cover at an altitude of tens of kilometers.
But this is not the end, the expert warned. When, due to the explosion, the Sun increases many times in size, plasma flows will reach the Earth. After that, the planet will deorbit and go on an unpredictable space "journey".
MOSCOW, September 7 - RIA Novosti. A powerful flare on the sun can lead to failures in the operation of spacecraft, including communication satellites. At the same time, experts doubt the danger of solar activity on human health, speaking only of the "placebo effect" that affects a person's well-being.
Explosion in the sun
On Wednesday, there was a flare on the Sun, which was assigned a score of X9.3. The last explosion of such force was recorded on September 7, 2005.
Solar flares are divided into five classes depending on the X-ray power: A, B, C, M and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to the radiation power in the Earth's orbit of ten nanowatts per square meter. When moving to the next letter, the power increases tenfold.
The latest flare belongs to the last class, making it one of the five most powerful explosions on the surface of the Sun on record. According to scientists, it occurred at the point that "looks" at the Earth, and therefore its impact on our planet will be maximum.
Threat to satellites
The scientific director of the Moscow Space Club, Ivan Moiseev, told RIA Novosti that a solar flare will respond on September 7 with a strong geomagnetic storm. That, in turn, can lead to malfunctions of spacecraft in orbit.
"There have been no catastrophes yet, but there have been temporary equipment failures - this has been fixed. A sharp increase in solar activity has a rather strong impact on the operation of target equipment," the expert explained.
At the same time, he noted that so far no problems have been recorded in the space group.
Gazeta.ru notes that magnetic storms can disrupt the operation of not only spacecraft, but also telecommunications equipment on Earth, which threatens communication problems.
placebo effect for humans
Moiseev stressed that the impact of solar flares, even as strong as the day before, on the health of earthlings has not yet been proven. At the same time, the expert noted that the so-called "placebo effect" from reading reports of increased activity can lead to a deterioration in people's condition.
"Theoretically - yes, it (the impact on people's health. - Approx. ed.) is possible, but practically it has not been proven. It must be understood that the" placebo effect "in the feelings of people reading the news about outbreaks, as well as sunspots, more strongly affects their physical and psycho-emotional state. A person is worried, expects trouble, and here they are, "Moiseev believes.
The term "placebo effect" refers to the improvement or deterioration of a person's health due to the fact that he believes in the effectiveness of an outside influence that actually has no effect. The degree of manifestation of the placebo effect depends on the suggestibility of the person and the external circumstances of the "treatment".
Aleksey Struminsky, a leading researcher at the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, agrees with Moiseev. In his opinion, the outbreak should not have a serious impact on people's health.
“There are people who believe in it, there are those who don’t. If we talk about those who believe, it will have the same effect as the same outbreaks in previous cycles… Almost no one will notice anything,” the expert explained.
“All this can affect the operation of radio communications, but so far the coronal mass ejection has not yet reached the Earth. I don’t think there will be any catastrophic things. Absolutely working situation. The centers of IZMIRAN, NASA or in the UK give calm forecasts,” he added scientist.
There will be no apocalypse
Sergei Bogachev, chief researcher at FIAN, also believes that a solar flare does not threaten the lives of cosmonauts on the ISS and the existence of our civilization. According to the expert, solar activity can give rise to auroras, which can be seen with a high probability even in Moscow.
“Serious consequences should not be expected - this outbreak is large, first of all, for the Sun itself. At the same time, one should not forget that the Sun is a dwarf star, and it cannot produce events of such magnitude that could completely destroy the planet. the fact that life has existed for four billion years confirms this statement," Bogachev explained in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Therefore, you need to understand that this is a very large event, but it will not lead to an apocalypse. We are on the surface of the Earth, and we are protected from such influences by its atmosphere and magnetic field,” the specialist added.
According to him, "secondary effects" from the outbreak are possible on Earth, in particular magnetic storms.
"They arise as a result of the fact that the Sun during such flares ejects plasma clouds that move towards our planet at great speed and collide with the Earth's magnetic field, causing its lines to oscillate. In the next three days, the Earth's magnetic field will be in a perturbed state ", added the scientist.
In the first half of Wednesday, September 6, 2017, scientists registered the most powerful solar flare in the last 12 years. The flare was assigned a score of X9.3 - the letter means belonging to the class of extremely large flares, and the number indicates the strength of the flare. The ejection of billions of tons of matter occurred almost in the region of AR 2673, almost in the center of the solar disk, so earthlings did not escape the consequences of what happened. The second powerful outbreak (point X1.3) was recorded on the evening of Thursday, September 7, the third - today, Friday, September 8.
The sun releases huge energy into space
Solar flares, depending on the power of X-ray radiation, are divided into five classes: A, B, C, M and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to a radiation power in Earth orbit of ten nanowatts per square meter, the next letter means a tenfold increase in power. In the course of the most powerful flares that the Sun is capable of, huge energy is released into the surrounding space, in a few minutes - about a hundred billion megatons of TNT. This is about a fifth of the energy radiated by the Sun in one second, and all the energy that humanity will produce in a million years (assuming it is produced at modern rates).
Severe geomagnetic storm expected
X-ray radiation reaches the planet in eight minutes, heavy particles - in a few hours, plasma clouds - in two to three days. The coronal ejection from the first flare has already reached the Earth, the planet collided with a cloud of solar plasma with a diameter of about one hundred million kilometers, although it was previously predicted that this would happen by Friday evening, September 8th. A geomagnetic storm of G3-G4 level (a five-point scale varies from weak G1 to extremely strong G5), provoked by the first outbreak, should end on Friday evening. Coronal ejections from the second and third solar flares have not yet reached the Earth, possible consequences should be expected at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.
The consequences of the outbreak have long been understood
Geophysicists predict the aurora in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, cities located at relatively low latitudes for the Aurora. In the US state of Arkansas, it has already been noticed. As early as Thursday, carriers in the US and Europe reported non-critical outages. The level of X-ray radiation in near-Earth orbit has slightly increased, the military specifies that there is no direct threat to satellites and ground systems, as well as to the crew of the ISS.
Image: NASA/GSFC
However, there is a danger to low-orbit and geostationary satellites. The former are at risk of failing due to deceleration from the heated atmosphere, while the latter, having moved 36,000 kilometers from the Earth, may collide with a cloud of solar plasma. Interruptions with radio communications are possible, but for a final assessment of the consequences of the outbreak, it is necessary to wait at least the end of the week. The deterioration of people's well-being due to changes in the geomagnetic situation has not been scientifically proven.
May increase solar activity
The last time such an outbreak was observed on September 7, 2005, but the strongest (with a score of X28) occurred even earlier (November 4, 2003). In particular, on October 28, 2003, one of the high-voltage transformers in the Swedish city of Malmö failed, de-energizing the entire settlement for an hour. Other countries also suffered from the storm. A few days before the events of September 2005, a less powerful flare was recorded, and scientists believed that the Sun would calm down. What is happening in the last days strongly resembles that situation. This behavior of the luminary means that the 2005 record may still be broken in the near future.
Image: NASA/GSFC
However, over the past three centuries, humanity has experienced even more powerful solar flares than those that occurred in 2003 and 2005. In early September 1859, a geomagnetic storm brought down the telegraph systems of Europe and North America. The reason was called a powerful coronal mass ejection, which reached the planet in 18 hours and was observed on September 1 by British astronomer Richard Carrington. There are also studies that question the effects of the solar flare of 1859, scientists that the magnetic storm affected only local areas of the planet.
Solar flares are difficult to quantify
A consistent theory describing the formation of solar flares does not yet exist. Flares occur, as a rule, in the places of interaction of sunspots on the border of the regions of the northern and southern magnetic polarities. This leads to a rapid release of the energy of the magnetic and electric fields, which is then used to heat the plasma (increase in the velocity of its ions).
Observed spots are areas of the Sun's surface with a temperature of about two thousand degrees Celsius below the temperature of the surrounding photosphere (about 5.5 thousand degrees Celsius). In the darkest parts of the spot, the magnetic field lines are perpendicular to the surface of the Sun, in the lighter parts they are closer to the tangent. The intensity of the magnetic field of such objects exceeds its earthly value by thousands of times, and the flares themselves are associated with a sharp change in the local geometry of the magnetic field.
The solar flare occurred against the background of a minimum of solar activity. Probably, in this way the luminary releases energy and will soon calm down. Events of this kind have occurred earlier in the history of the star and the planet. The fact that this is attracting public attention today does not speak of a sudden threat to humanity, but of scientific progress- in spite of everything, scientists gradually better understand the processes occurring with the star, and report this to the taxpayers.
Where to monitor the situation
Information about solar activity can be gleaned from many sources. In Russia, for example, from the websites of two institutes: and (the first at the time of writing posted a direct warning about the danger to satellites due to a solar flare, the second contains a convenient graph of flare activity), which use data from American and European services. Interactive data on solar activity, as well as an assessment of the current and future geomagnetic situation, can be found on the website
