{"id":620861,"date":"2024-05-17T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/space-telescope-captures-solar-storm-behind-epic-northern-lights\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:03:11","slug":"space-telescope-captures-solar-storm-behind-epic-northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-telescope-captures-solar-storm-behind-epic-northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"#Space telescope captures solar storm behind epic northern lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee0ced6a0fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee0ced6a0fc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-telescope-captures-solar-storm-behind-epic-northern-lights\/#More_solar_megastorms_are_coming\" >More solar megastorms are coming\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-telescope-captures-solar-storm-behind-epic-northern-lights\/#AI_could_predict_the_next_big_solar_outburst\" >AI could predict the next big solar outburst<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve probably already seen the dazzling pics of the aurora that flooded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> over the weekend. Lucky onlookers were treated to streaks of green, pink, and purple dancing across the night sky from the UK to New Zealand. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\ud835\udc68\ud835\udc7c\ud835\udc79\ud835\udc76\ud835\udc79\ud835\udc6c\ud835\udc7a \ud835\udc69\ud835\udc76\ud835\udc79\ud835\udc6c\ud835\udc68\ud835\udc73\ud835\udc6c\ud835\udc7a \ud835\udc6c\ud835\udc75 \ud835\udc6d\ud835\udc79\ud835\udc68\ud835\udc75\ud835\udc6a\ud835\udc6c \u2013 Comme si vous y \u00e9tiez en acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9 !<br \/>Timelapse d\u2019une heure \u2013 Mont Saint-Michel \u2013 Nuit du 10 au 11 Mai 2024<br \/>\ud835\udc40\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc62 \ud835\udc45\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b \/ Tous Droits R\u00e9serv\u00e9s<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aurore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aurore<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auroreboreale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auroreboreale<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/france?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#france<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/northernlights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#northernlights<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aurores?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aurores<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nuit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nuit<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipL1k9onGr\">pic.twitter.com\/ipL1k9onGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mathieu Rivrin \u2013 Photographies (@mathieurivrin) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mathieurivrin\/status\/1789198622220796051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breathtaking display on May 10 to 12 was triggered by the largest solar storm in over 20 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar storms occur when the Sun emits enormous bursts of energy in the form of solar flares and coronal mass ejections<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These send streams of charged particles flying across space where they slam into Earth\u2019s magnetic field \u2014 mixing with gases in our atmosphere, and sparking the aurora.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. 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Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Space Agency\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the entire thing on camera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SOHO\u2019s view of the 11 May 2024 solar storm\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wmumao6VquU?start=25&amp;feature=oembed\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The streaks of light you can see passing the space telescope in the video above are streams of charged particles that make up the so-called solar wind. The biggest of these bursts was sent to Earth on 11 May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_solar_megastorms_are_coming\"><\/span><b>More solar megastorms are coming\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you, like me, slept through the mesmerising northern lights displays on the weekend \u2014 don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s more to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sun is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaching the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, known as the \u201csolar maximum.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists predict we could witness an even more magnificent northern lights display later this year. When exactly that will occur, however, takes a bit of guesswork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cInitially, it was predicted that the solar maximum would be in 2025, but it seems the sun has reached its peak earlier than expected,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rami Qahwaji, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rofessor of visual computing at the University of Bradford in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qahwaji is the founder of the Space Weather Prediction Group, which develops AI and computer vision technologies for monitoring sunspot activity and predicting solar storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AI_could_predict_the_next_big_solar_outburst\"><\/span><b>AI could predict the next big solar outburst<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Group has created a tool it calls Automated<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Solar Activity Prediction (ASAP). The system is a set of AI models trained on thousands of satellite images of the Sun to predict the occurrence of solar storms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur system successfully predicted the latest solar storms, which produced the northern lights seen across the UK last week,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qahwaji.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The professor predicts that more, perhaps even bigger storms will occur as early as a few weeks from now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully I won\u2019t be snoring my head off during the next aurora bonanza! <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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