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When they say "strong", how does this compare with the Carrington event? Also, is is aimed at us?

• throwaway290 3y ago
  Based on the image it's obviously not pointed at us. For those lazy to Google X1 is "moderate radio blackout", Carrington event is X10+. I don't know why article author specified 1 as 1.0 so it's visually confusable with X10.
• lyu07282 3y ago
  Its classified X1.1 [1], so much much weaker than the carrington event (estimated X45 [2]), and there was a X35 in 2003 that destroyed some power transformers in comparison. It is aimed at us, some HF communication is gonna go down. [1] https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/region-3341-produces-x11-flare-20-jun https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/region-3341-produces-x11-f... [2] https://www.sansa.org.za/2021/11/17/the-carrington-event-the-most-intense-solar-storm-in-recorded-history/ https://www.sansa.org.za/2021/11/17/the-carrington-event-the...
  • sp332 3y ago
    I think the radio part of the event already happened amd has mostly faded by now. https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov/status/1671213843262111744/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1671213843262111744&currentTweetUser=TamithaSkov https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov/status/1671213843262111744/m... But we won't be hit by the bulk of the CME which is moving slower.
  • throwaway290 3y ago
    It peaked while not yet pointing directly at Earth so "aimed at us" seems pretty wrong. The image is captured from our perspective and the peak was in bottom left and I don't see any other evidence in your sources.