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The Classification of X-ray Solar Flares; or "Solar Flare Alphabet Soup" ... Scientists classify solar flares according to their x-ray brightness in the wavelength range 1 to 8 Angstroms. There are 3 categories: X-class flares are big; they are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long...
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www.spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html
www.spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html
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These pages are about solar flares, the biggest explosions in the solar system. Their purpose is to provide ... some general information about solar flares. ... and the following questions specific to the study of solar flares in hard x-rays:
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hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/
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Solar flares extend out to the layer of the Sun called the corona. The corona is the outermost atmosphere of the Sun, consisting of highly rarefied gas. This gas normally has a temperature of a few million degrees Kelvin.
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hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/flare.htm
hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/flare.htm
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Solar flare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A solar flare is a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere that can release as much as 6 × 10 25 joules of energy. The term is also used to refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the mor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare
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Information on coronal mass ejections, causes of solar flares, and solar winds. ... The Cause of Solar Flares ... The most violent events on the surface of the Sun are sudden eruptions called solar flares. Flares typically last a few minutes and can release energies equivalent to millions of hydrogen bombs.
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csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/sun/flares.html
csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/sun/flares.html
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All About Solar Flares ... Solar flares were first known to be occurring in 1859. Solar flare activity can vary from several per day to only a few a month, depending mostly upon the overall activity of the Sun as a whole. Solar activity generally varies on an 11-year cycle.
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www.space.com/solar-flares/
www.space.com/solar-flares/
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SOHO/ESA/NASA - Solar flares This article is part of a continuing series on the implications of 2012. Long scorned as “mysticism” and “parascience,” concern about the year 2012 has now surfaced in a mainstream NASA report ... The modern electrical high-power grid magnifies the impact of solar flares. Since the grid...
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www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2...
www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m4d1-2012-may-bring-the-perfect-storm--solar-flares-systems-collapse
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Scientists are currently tracking a large sunspot that has so far unleashed seven major solar flares including an X-17-category blast on Sept. 7, an X-5 on Sept. 8, and an X-1 on Sept. 9. To say this is powerful is an understatement;
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www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/flare_sept7.ht...
www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/flare_sept7.html
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