G1-level magnetic storms are predicted for January 9. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the IKI and ISZF.
Источник изображения: Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the IKI and ISZF
The cause of the possible occurrence of magnetic storms will be the passage of a medium-sized plasma ejection past the Earth. It left the Sun on January 6. However, astronomers report that the forecast is quite unstable.
With a very small deviation of the ejection to the left, the latter will pass by the Earth without any geomagnetic consequences, while with an "error" in the other direction, a noticeable increase in geomagnetic fluctuations is possible compared to the calculated ones.
A steady increase in the speed of the solar wind is also predicted for two days. The reason for this was the appearance of a coronal hole on the side of the Sun facing the Earth.
Read more on the topic:
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- Earth entered a stream of solar wind from a large coronal hole
- What is a magnetic storm: how it occurs, what harm it causes to people and technology
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