The northern lights appeared over Poland again this week. A G4 magnetic storm was expected for the night from Thursday to Friday, which caused this unusual phenomenon to be seen. We got the pictures on Kontakt24.
On Kontakt24 on Thursday night we received pictures from different places in Poland.
The northern lights lit up the sky above Poland. Your relationships
The phenomenon was visible in the town of Rakowo in the province. West Pomeranian Voivodeship and the town of Kolembrody in the province Lublin Province.
The aurora borealis also appeared in Podlasie, Lower Silesia and the Lubusz region.
“Very strong geomagnetic storm”
Where does this phenomenon in the evening sky come from? On Thursday night, the Kp index is expected to be 8+ on a scale from 0 to 9. It is a measure of the disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field and increases with the appearance of the solar wind and material ejected from it. the surface of the earth. The sun towards our planet. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) expects that magnetic storm with strength G4, ie very strong (on a five-point scale).
– This is a very strong geomagnetic storm, and auroras are associated with such storms – said Helena Ciechowska, who works in the Center for Heliogeophysical Forecasts at the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The storm is caused by solar flares – violent bursts of energy – that have been recorded over the past few days.
– In the last few days, we have seen as many as four X-class flares. coronal mass distribution). It happened in an active region on the Sun and was turned towards us, said Helena Ciechowska. As she said, the probability of a geomagnetic storm is 50 percent, so it is very high.
Another opportunity
Karol Wójcicki, who likes astronomy, also announced that it was possible to see the aurora this Thursday evening on his social media.
“For tonight, NOAA and NASA unanimously announce the impact of the coronal masses from the long flare X1.8 class. – wrote the author of the blog “With your head in the stars” .
What about the weather?
According to the forecast, the night from Thursday to Friday will be cloudy with showers. Showers will move inland from the west. In the east and southeast, the rain is expected to be continuous.
Aurora borealis – what is it and how is it created?
The aurora borealis is a light phenomenon that occurs mostly near the North and South Poles. Scientific name aurora borealis to aurora borealis (within the North Pole) i aurora australis (near the South Pole). It comes from the name of the modern Roman goddess, Aurora.
The aurora is created when particles of energetic gas sent by the Sun hit the Earth’s upper atmosphere at high speeds (up to 72 million kilometers per hour). The planet is protected from “attack” by its magnetic field. It redirects particles to the north and south poles, and the particles interact with gases in our atmosphere.
Another light show this week
This is the second aurora borealis that appeared in Poland in recent days. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, residents of many parts of the country could see it “one of the strongest auroras this year”. Here’s what it looked like:
Karol Wójcicki – “With your head in the stars”, Kontakt24, PAP
photo-source">Main image source: Agnieszka/Kontakt24
2024-10-10 19:24:00
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