Solar Storms and Solar Bursts
Solar storms is a widespread issue lately. Many people are worried about them, but see it as the end of the world. But, whether it's solar storms? "Solar storm" (solar storm) is basically not much different from the "solar flare" (solar flare). If the power of solar flare or solar flare is large, it will be referred to as solar storms (solar storm).
Solar flare is when there is "bright spots" or "burst of energy" above the surface of the sun. Experts claim that this bright spot is interpreted as a very large release of energy (up to 6 × 1025 joules, about 1/6 of the total solar energy output per second). This explosion spraying clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms through the corona into space. If large enough, then the cloud will reach the Earth within a day or two.
On this occasion, when the media plasma on the surface of the sun 'roast' to millions of degrees centigrade, the plasma media will be 'broken' and launch its particles (electrons, protons, ions) at speeds approaching the speed of light. This could produce a burst of energy in the beam of radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves usual, x-rays, to gamma rays.
Rarely wave-shaped burst of energy can be seen with the naked eye, in a variety of specialized equipment needed to observe. X-rays and UV radiation emitted by these solar storms can reach the earth's ionosphere and disrupt radio communications, radar, internet, and other devices that operate using waves. He did not give rise to 'storm' in the real sense (rain, tornados, etc.).
Solar flares were first investigated by Richard Christopher Carrington and independently by Richard Hodgson in 1859. The frequency of solar storms is very varied, from once a week to several times a day, following the 11-year cycle (the solar cycle).
Solar Storms: Is Harmful?
Dangerous or not depends on the solar storm strength, but clearly, it only resulted in a variety of damage or interference with frequency-based equipment only.
The most powerful solar storm ever observed occurred on September 1, 1859, and reported by British astronomer Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson. This event was named "Solar Storm 1859" or "Carrington event".
These storms can be seen by the naked eye (in white light), and produce stunning aurora in the tropics such as Cuba or Hawaii. These events reportedly caused a lot of tools telegraph dies. The solar storms also left its mark on the ice in Greenland in the form of nitrates and beryllium-10.
In modern times, a large solar storm ever occurred on November 4, 2003, then also occurred on April 2, 2001 (X20), October 28, 2003 (X17.2 & X10), 7 September 2005 (X17), February 17, 2011 (X2) , August 10, 2011 (X6.9), and that occurred in early 2012.
Who need to be aware of solar storms in modern times in which the development of science and technology so advanced it is precisely due to malfunction or damage to the various means of communication, especially in space like satellites. The destruction of these communications tools will certainly result in economic losses a bit.
Internet and telephone lines were cut off for several days and smartphones are not functioning normally, would make modern man becomes difficult to relate much less inter-connected with social networking sites. This will certainly lead to disruptions of business and communication.
