Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

[Thebull]

Wonder if it is some sign of the help that is on our way.

Crikey I bloody hope so.

 

[Gaby]

Wonder if it is some sign of the help that is on our way.

That was comet 3I/Atlas discharging the solar capacitor:

Лаборатория солнечной астрономии (XRAS)

Выброшенное облако плазмы через 2 суток ударит по объекту 3I/ATLAS Согласно оценкам, облако плазмы, выброшенное после сегодняшнего взрыва, направлено точно (в пределах 10-20 градусов) в направлении объекта 3I/ATLAS, который проходит сейчас с противоположной стороны от Солнца на расстоянии около...

t.me

The ejected plasma cloud will hit the 3I/ATLAS object in 2 days. It is estimated that the plasma cloud ejected after today's explosion is directed precisely (within 10-20 degrees) in the direction of the 3I/ATLAS object, which is currently passing from the opposite side of the Sun at a distance of about 200 million km with a slight shift towards the northwest. It was in this direction that the ejection went. The ejection front will hit the facility at about 3 p.m. Moscow time on Friday, October 24. The comet will stay inside the plasma cloud for at least 1.5-2 days. In general, let's see how the aliens are with weather sensitivity. In H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, nature had enough of the usual flu viruses.

This last sentence is the Russians mocking the disinfo campaign about 3I/Atlas being an alien spaceship.

 

[Puma]

Blasting Atlas again...

More coronal mass ejections to report, all of which appear to again be farsided. The first CME well behind the northwest limb likely originated from the same sunspot region that produced the massive halo CME observed on Tuesday. The second and fainter CME heading to the south was the result of a prominence eruption beyond the southern limb of the Sun that was observed in GOES SUVI imagery this evening. SolarHam.com

AURORAS SURROUND COMET LEMMON--AGAIN: Comet Lemmon's close approach to Earth on Oct. 21st coincided with the onset of autumnal aurora season. The resulting photo-ops have been superb. Here's the comet surrounded by red oxygen auroras over Germany, and purple nitrogen auroras over Alaska.

SpaceWeather.com

 

[Gaby]

Blasting Atlas again...

It's interesting to see the comments of the Russian counterpart:

Лаборатория солнечной астрономии (XRAS)

Официальный канал лаборатории солнечной астрономии ИКИ РАН. Cайт — https://xras.ru. Тут размещаются сведения о космической погоде, а также всё, что кажется нам интересным. Связь: @xras_send_bot РКН: https://clck.ru/3Mh78P

t.me

Yesterday's emission on the model. Who knows how many X-points it was. To be honest, it's scary to even estimate. It looks very similar to X10.

About the power of yesterday's flare

In response to questions asked, below are some explanations about the power of the event that occurred.

Reliable estimates of the power of yesterday's solar flare are impossible, but there is a possibility that the event is the largest or one of the two largest in the current cycle and falls within the range of X10 - X15. Unfortunately, there is no clear connection between the strength of the plasma ejection and the energy of the flare event. This is because, in addition to the energy of the explosion itself, the Sun's magnetic field also contributes to the acceleration of matter. However, it can also slow down the movement of the plasma cloud. Objective information can only be obtained from direct observations of the explosion site, but in this case, this is impossible. The only spacecraft that could have provided such data, Solar Orbiter, was at a different angle at that moment, from which the explosion area could not be observed.

The closest analogue to the current event is the flare of July 23, 2024 (just over a year ago), with a very similar emission, which also occurred on the far side of the Sun, but could be observed by Solar Orbiter. The latter's X-ray photometers determined a score of X14 for that event. In this case, as already mentioned, it was not possible to obtain such estimates, but visually the events are very similar.

The largest event of the 25th cycle included in the official catalogues is the X9.0 flare on October 3, 2024. In second place is the X8.7 flare on May 14, 2024. In third place is the X7.1 event on October 1, 2024. All events occurred on the side facing Earth. Events on the invisible side are not included in the catalogs.

The resistance in mainstream circles to make even the faintest of connections between 3I/Atlas and the solar flare is mind-boggling. Their modus operandi is to keep us in the dark.

 

[SasaM]

The resistance in mainstream circles to make even the faintest of connections between 3I/Atlas and the solar flare is mind-boggling. Their modus operandi is to keep us in the dark.

Well, it is not much of a surprise if we consider that most of them are also mostly in the dark.

Two predominant models of interest to the situation here are comets as dirty snowballs and Newton's/Einstein's mechanics/gravity that govern the motions in space. Seeing a comet being plasma blasted in relation to one out of cca hundred X-class solar flares that have been observed over the last few years is statistically more or less insignificant event. So already pre-formed 'conclusion' that solar flaring comes solely from things happening on the Sun has not been actually challenged. Adding to the mix that not every comet in close fly-by to the Sun, which is a rather rare event by itself, triggers strong or any solar flares at all, which otherwise might give a pause to at least some of the scientists, we come to see that there are only a few occasional faint rays of light penetrating the dark domes where they reside in most of their days.

Edit:

That was comet 3I/Atlas discharging the solar capacitor:

In the context described above, this statement, provided without reliable evidence, to the mainstream circles is more or less equivalent to comet Atlas being alien starship.