The cracked atmosphere of the sun is a celestial phenomenon that has recently occurred. As we know, the sun has an atmosphere that may experience problems, such as cracks. The rift that occurs in the sun is a hole with a large size.
In fact, the direction of the hole is straight towards Earth. There are various factors that influence it.
Usually, this phenomenon is associated with an increase in the speed of the solar wind. In addition, it is also caused by the strong interplanetary magnetic field.
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The occurrence of this phenomenon, making the appearance of the aurora. Even though it has taken a lot of attention, phenomena like this are always in uncertainty.
The Sun’s Atmosphere Cracks, Causing the Aurora
In fact, this incident did not just happen this once. Some time ago, in the United States there was a corona hole that can be compared with the hole that is happening today.
This event caused an aurora that was visible from southern New York to Seattle. However, the incident did not cause serious problems to get treatment.
Solar Activity
The sun’s atmosphere is cracked, inseparable from the occurrence of solar activity itself. Some form of activity causes sudden interference in Earth’s magnetosphere.
One activity that is quite famous is the sun flare. Meanwhile, the corona hole is an activity that we rarely know about.
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Despite this, the corona hole still gets the attention of observers. In fact, some observers pay close attention. Because the sun’s activity is enough to give effect.
Layers on the Sun
The sun is a glowing ball of gas with very hot temperatures. The sun itself has four layers namely the sun’s core, photosphere, chromosphere, and the last is the corona.
In the event that the sun’s atmosphere cracks, it occurs in the corona layer. The corona is the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
Corona has a grayish color. It is formed as a result of the ionization of atoms due to very high temperatures.
The temperature of the corona is approximately 1,000,000 degrees Celsius. We can witness the corona, when there is a total solar eclipse.
At that time, the moon almost covered most of the sun’s light. If we observe carefully, the shape of the corona is like a crown.
In addition to the cracked sun’s atmosphere, there are also various other disturbances that might occur. Like the clumps in the photosphere, sunspots, solar flares, and explosions.
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When we compare it to sunspots or other activities, corona holes can occur at any time. However, it is influenced by the 11-year solar cycle.
However, its frequency is not as close to the sun’s equator as it is counter cyclical. Will peak when near the solar minimum when other types of solar activity experience a decrease.
That was the explanation regarding the cracked sun’s atmosphere that was successful in NASA’s monitoring. On March 24, 2023 yesterday, an aurora was seen. Meanwhile, on March 25, 2023 there was a G1 level geomagnetic storm. (R10/HR-Online)
This post was last modified on Maret 28, 2023 6:19 AM
