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Blogs > loveisamyth > loveisamyth, stars are forever


loveisamyth 68M
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8/28/2015 11:32 am
PROTON PERIL INCREASES AS SUNSPOT DEPARTS
Behemoth sunspot AR2403 is approaching the sun's western limb where, soon, it will disappear from view. Maximilian Teodorescu took this parting shot from Magurele, Romania.



"This photogenic sunspot is rapidly closing on the solar limb," says Teodorescu. "I hope we see another one like it soon."

As AR2403 turns away from Earth, the odds of a geoeffective explosion ironically increase. Magnetic fields near the sun's western limb sweep back toward Earth, connecting our planet to the star



As the sunspot passes through this well-connected region, flares become extra-perilous. Protons and other subatomic particles accelerated by flares are guided by these sweeping magnetic fields right back toward Earth. NOAA forecasters estimate the odds of an X-flare to be 10% during the next 24 hours.

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