Solar Flare Alerts Raised After a Powerful Eruption on Sun's Farside Sunspot

The Sun might be up for something new, whatever is going on there. A large solar eruption recently emerged on the far side of the Sun, according to Dr. C. Alex Young, an expert in Heliophysics Science.

With the study of Helioseismology, Helioseismic measurements and experts could find out the internal oscillations of the Suns based on the vibrations. It can also detect sunspots even from the Sun's far side.

Solar physicist George Ho of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory told Spaceweather that it is not a run-of-the-mill event and will lead to more interesting science papers to study. He serves as one of the lead investigators Energetic Particle Detector Instrument.

On September 5, 2022 (GMT), a coronal mass ejective (CME) was recorded exploding on the far side of the Sun. In the ScieneAlert report, the gigantic eruption sent a radiation storm in the solar system, showing an expansion of hot gas around the Sun. NASA Stereo-A saw the CME of amazing cloud-charged particles.

Moreover, the report said it was still unclear which part of the Sun, but experts said the most likely culprit was the sunspot region called AR 3088. Although AR 3099 is on the farthest side of the Sun and may re-merge, it will be smaller. However, as the Sun reaches the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, more gigantic eruptions may occur in the future.

However, Solar Orbiter, operated by European Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is near Venus. Not all spacecraft can withstand the intensity of the Sun, but Solar Orbiter can.

Venus planet was in the right spot for a possible storm. It gave a golden opportunity for the mission to observe and capture a large and far-side CME. Such events, according to reports, are difficult to witness.

Ho added that the September 5 discovery is one of the largest, if not the largest, Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) storms that they have seen since Solar Orbiter launched in 2020.

No effect on Earth

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The large eruption in the far side of the Sun has no usual effects of a possible solar storm as the CME is heading away. However, it noted that sometimes CME could be directed straight to Earth.

With their advanced technology, they are equipped with instruments to detect solar eruptions, solar weather forecasts, and violent sun behavior.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told that the Earth is quite in Earth-directed Sun-land and no possible solar storms

The ScienceAlert shared important websites for updated solar weather forecasts. You can follow the SpaceWeatherLive , NASA, NOAA's Space Weather and British Met Office, and Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Coronal mass ejection or CME

NASA defined coronal mass ejection (CME) as large clouds of plasma erupting from the Sun in any direction. If or when the cloud is aimed at the planet Earth, impacts may occur as the CME hits the planet.

On the other hand, sunspots are referred to as dark areas on the solar containing shifting magnetic fields. NASA said that a moderate-sized sunspot could be about as large as Earth.

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