Astronomy Picture of Day: a Powerful Solar Flare# Astronomy - 天文
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A Powerful Solar Flare
Credit: SOHO Consortium, LASCO, ESA, NASA
Explanation: Yesterday, our Sun produced one of the most powerful solar flares in recorded history. Seen across
the electromagnetic spectrum, the Sun briefly became over 100 times brighter in X-rays than normal. Over the
next few days, as energetic particles emitted from these regions strike the Earth, satellite communications might
be affected and auroras might develop. The flare and resulting CME, emitted fro
Credit: SOHO Consortium, LASCO, ESA, NASA
Explanation: Yesterday, our Sun produced one of the most powerful solar flares in recorded history. Seen across
the electromagnetic spectrum, the Sun briefly became over 100 times brighter in X-rays than normal. Over the
next few days, as energetic particles emitted from these regions strike the Earth, satellite communications might
be affected and auroras might develop. The flare and resulting CME, emitted fro