More Activity on the Far Side of the Sun
Department:
Space Weather
Teaser:
"For the second day in a row, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft has detected a strong solar flare on the far side of the sun."
Source:
SpaceWeather.com Download time: Sep 2 2010 8:09 AM ET
For the second day in a row, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft has detected a strong solar flare on the far side of the sun. Click here to view the flash of extreme UV radiation, which peaked at 21:55 UT on Sept. 1st. The blast also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) over the sun's southwestern limb:
The cloud is heading in the general direction of Saturn and poses no threat to Earth. Like the similar flare reported yesterday, today's event was centered on old sunspot group 1100. Solar rotation will turn this active region back toward Earth for possible geoeffective action in about 7 to 9 days. Stay tuned!
See SpaceWeather.com for links to further info.
