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    A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are...
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    magnetosphere. The geomagnetic storm was associated with a very bright solar flare on 1 September 1859. It was observed and recorded independently by British...
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    (see Solar flare § Soft X-ray classification). The following table lists the largest flares in this respect since June 1996, the beginning of solar cycle...
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  • up solar flare in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A solar flare is an intense emission of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun. Solar flare, solar flares...
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    strong C-class solar flare, hitting the planet on 9–10 December and causing bright aurorae at high latitudes. The first X-class solar flare of the cycle...
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    Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI, originally High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager or HESSI or Explorer 81) was a NASA solar flare observatory...
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    an M5.4 flare. Peaking at 01:56 UT on February 15, 2011, sunspot group 1158 produced an X2.2-class solar flare. Dubbed the Valentine's Day solar event by...
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    brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to the magnetic energy stored...
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    protons, become accelerated either in the Sun's atmosphere during a solar flare or in interplanetary space by a coronal mass ejection shock. Other nuclei...
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    where they form the aurora. A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness observed over the Sun's surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as an...
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    began on the national day of France, Bastille Day. It involved a solar flare, a solar particle event, and a coronal mass ejection which caused a severe...
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    The solar storms of August 1972 were a historically powerful series of solar storms with intense to extreme solar flare, solar particle event, and geomagnetic...
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  • short-term with long-term patterns comprising space climate. Solar storms include: Solar flare, a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere caused by tangling...
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    Florida and South Europe. On 14 July 2000, the CME hurled by a X5.7 solar flare provoked an extreme (G5 level) geomagnetic storm the next day. Known...
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    peaking around October 28–29. This series of storms generated the largest solar flare ever recorded by the GOES system, modeled as strong as X45 (initially...
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  • his family when the flare strikes and drives to his parents' house, where he reconciles with his estranged father. The solar flare then strikes, vaporizing...
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    corona will be visible, and the chromosphere, solar prominences, coronal streamers and possibly even a solar flare may be seen. At the end of totality, the...
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  • The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters (also...
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    numerous sunspots and solar flares were observed on the Sun, with the largest flare on September 1. This is referred to as the solar storm of 1859 or the...
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    ejection of coronal material into the solar wind known as a coronal mass ejection. Active region Hyder flare Solar flare When viewed against the background...
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    Coronal mass ejection (category Solar phenomena)
    the first-observed solar flare on 1 September 1859. The resulting solar storm of 1859 is referred to as the Carrington Event. The flare and the associated...
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  • "Measurement of SEU and total dose in geostationary orbit under normal and solar flare conditions". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 38 (6): 1686–1692...
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    Solar minimum is the regular period of least solar activity in the Sun's 11-year solar cycle. During solar minimum, sunspot and solar flare activity diminishes...
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    on satellite surfaces such as solar panels and antennas (e.g., synthetic aperture radar). Streaks from satellite flare are a form of light pollution that...
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    sunspots. The first observations of solar flares occurred during this cycle. On September 1, 1859, the first solar flare was observed independently by Richard...
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  • the Pieces of Eden, which led to a great war that ended when a massive solar flare devastated the surface of the Earth. The Isu began to die out while humanity...
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    K, Ca, Ti, and Fe) present in Ross 128, finding that the star has near solar metallicity. Ross 128 b is a closely orbiting planet, with a year (orbital...
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    Sun. The eruption emanated from solar active region 11520 and coincided with what was at most an X2.5-class solar flare. The CME expelled a pair of adjacent...
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    March 9, 1989. A few days before, on March 6, 1989, a very large X15 solar flare also occurred. At 2:44 am on March 13, 1989, a severe geomagnetic storm...
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  • inter-planetary civilization would suffer if a solar flare occurred after almost 100 years without any solar activity. The book takes a scientific approach...
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