ALERT: A second major plasma ejection towards Earth has just occurred.
The Sun has just experienced a second major plasma outburst into space. It is heading towards Earth in pursuit of the first at a speed of about 1000 km per second.
The flare event has an M8.65 magnitude. The maximum was recorded at 01:07 Moscow time.
The second cloud is even larger and faster than the previous one. It will hit Earth on Friday, immediately following the first one, which it will catch up with and partially absorb along the way.
The final geomagnetic storm forecast for tomorrow will be recalculated several times and will not be finalized until Friday night, but if it only reveals a G4 storm, it will be a stroke of luck. Based on the dynamics, soulless robots could even predict the highest magnetic storm rating, G5.
Laboratory of Solar Astronomy,SRI RAS
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