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Solar Flares

A solar flare is a sudden eruption of energy near the sun's surface. It causes a burst of brightening over sections of the surface.

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How do you flare your nose?

To flare your nose, try to engage the muscles around your nostrils by inhaling deeply and then exhaling quickly while keeping your mouth closed. You can also try to wrinkle your nose and widen your nostrils to enhance the flaring effect. Practice in front of a mirror to see the movements more clearly.

Used in flares flash bulbs?

Magnesium is used in flares and flash bulbs due to its intense and bright white light when it burns. It is easily ignited and produces a very bright flame, making it suitable for such applications.

What is the difference between Solar flares and Solar Prominence?

Solar Prominence: The part of the sun that erupts and shoots out for thousands of kilometers and back again forming ribbon shaped clouds.

Solar Flare: The part of the sun that erupts and shoots out from the surface of the sun for thousands of kilometers.

What are solar flares and solar winds?

A continuous plasma stream expanding into interplanetary space from the sun's corona. The wind from the Sun. More specifically, particles, usually electrons and protons, continually streaming away from the corona of the Sun. The solar wind is extremely sparse, containing only a few fast moving particles per cubic centimeter at the Earth.

What do solar flares look like?

Solar flares appear as sudden and intense bursts of energy erupting from the Sun's surface. They can emit visible light, UV rays, and X-rays, and may appear as bright flashes or protruding loops from the Sun's surface. When observed from Earth, they can sometimes cause disruptions in satellite communications and power grids.

How are sunspots and solar flares related?

Because sun spots or cold spots are spots that have a lower temperature than the rest of the sun. While these spots are cooler gas or fuel begins to build more and more, and in this case lets think about gasoline. Gasoline is highly flammable, but lets compare this to something lets say you had a bucket of gasoline on your right side and in this case if it doesn't burn or go away some how then more and more adds on. So lets say you wait for a little bit well now you have enough to fill up 4 buckets. The one with 4 buckets will be more flammable well when it comes to the sun instead of it being buckets it can be enough to fill a state or even a country and because of how much is there when ignited creates pressure which than gives off a explosive reaction

How do solar flares happen?

Solar flares happen when magnetic energy built up in the Sun's atmosphere is suddenly released, causing a burst of radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. They are often triggered by the reconfiguration of magnetic field lines, which can lead to the eruption of highly energized plasma and particles into space. Solar flares can have various impacts on space weather near Earth, including potential disruptions to communication and navigation systems.

Solar flares may be seen in the sun's?

You can see Solar Flares in the Suns' Corona.

corona (apex)

What causes an Aurora?

Auroras are caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. When these particles collide with atoms in the atmosphere, they produce light, creating the colorful displays known as auroras.

What is a solar wind?

Solar wind is a stream of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, blown from the outer atmosphere of the Sun into space. It carries the Sun's magnetic field and can impact Earth's magnetosphere, potentially causing geomagnetic storms and auroras.

What causes prominences?

Prominences are arcs of glowing gas that are anchored to the Sun's surface by magnetic fields. They are caused by the interaction between the Sun's magnetic field and its plasma atmosphere. Plasma flows along the magnetic field lines, giving rise to the appearance of solar prominences.

Could ancients see solar flares?

They could see solar flares during total solar eclipses.

They could probably not see them on the surface of the sun....but they could of seen the Borialis'

they could probably not see them on the surface of the sun....but they could of seen the Borialis'

What are solar pannals?

Solar panels are devices that convert sunlight into electricity through photovoltaic cells. These cells capture the sun's energy and convert it into direct current (DC) electricity, which can then be converted into alternating current (AC) electricity for use in homes and businesses. Solar panels are a key component of solar energy systems used to generate clean, renewable electricity.

Are solar flares harmful to your heath?

Not if you are on the Earth, underneath our protective layer of atmosphere. For astronauts in space, it isn't THAT much of a problem, but the possibility of a massive solar flare that might give the astronauts radiation poisoning can't be eliminated.

How would prolonged solar flares affect the earth?

Their effect on natural processes is purely the beautiful aurora.

Their effects on man-made equipment can be very damaging, disabling telecommunications and possibly inducing overloads in electrical supply networks.

How is the earth protected from solar flares?

Two things I believe. The magnetosphere first of all. The magnetosphere surrounds Earth and near space with a field of charged magnetic particles. Since solar flares are magnetically charged, this helps deflect them. Also, the ozone filters much UV rays and dangerous particles from the Sun. The reason many are worried about the ozone is because if the hole or holes in the ozone (created by harmful chemicals) keep expanding, the temperature of Earth will get increasingly warmer.

How are flares made?

They're simple smoothbore devices... they can be made from various materials, whether metal or plastic. In the case of plastic, it's simply molded and then assembled. The firing pin is usually built into the hammer to keep it as simple a device as possible.

How is are prominences solar flares corona solar wind chromospheres photospheres related to the sun?

Prominences are large, bright features extending outward from the Sun's surface, while solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of energy. The corona is the Sun's outer atmosphere, solar wind is a stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun, chromospheres are the middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere, and photospheres are the Sun's visible surface. Collectively, these components make up the dynamic system of the Sun's structure and activity.

How does a solar storm and solar flare affect earth?

Magnetic Storms have a severe affect on our technological and electrical infrastructure, both in space and on the ground. Usually Earth's magnetic field, generated by the dynamo under earth's lithosphere, protects us from magnetic disturbances, but severe magnetic storms have in the past knocked out power grids in the entire province of Quebec. Magnetic Storms would have a severe effect, and would likely, en masse, shut down large amounts of current human grids and technological infrastructure, as concluded by the National Academy of Sciences.

What causes solar flares prominences and sunspots?

Although the cause of flares is not completely understood, they are known to be associated with the magnetic field of the Sun. One favored explanation is that they occur when magnetic fields in the Sun pointing in opposite directions interact strongly with each other. Such a situation can be brought about by the churning motion of solar material near the surface, and is more likely during periods of the active sun. Thus, there typically is a correlation between the frequency of flares and the number of sunspots.

Includes prominence's and solar flares?

We're not sure, although this is a matter of intense study. We know that there is a correlation between low sunspot numbers and low solar activity, and we know that there is a correlation between high numbers of sunspots and high solar activity. We're pretty sure that one doesn't cause the other, but that both are caused by some other factor of which we are not yet aware.

There have been two recorded periods in the last few hundred years during which there was a long spell of lower-than-normal sunspot activity, and these are named for the astronomers who noted them. These were called the "Maunder Minimum" and the "Dalton Minimum", and each was followed by a period of unusually cool weather.

Here also, we're not sure what the relationship is, or if it was just coincidental.

If you would like to see the current sunspot number and a photo of the Sun today, visit spaceweather.com at the link below.

Why do solar flares and prominences occur in 11-year cycles?

Not all the details of solar activity are known yet. The full solar cycle is really a 22-year cycle, since every 11 years (on average), the magnetic field flips; therefore the full cycle is 22 years (again, on average), since that's the time it takes to get back to its previous position.

Wikipedia says: "The basic causes of the solar variability and solar cycles are still under debate, ..." For more details, read the Wikipedia article on "Solar cycle".