The strong one solar explosion which occurred on December 19 recorded its telescopes NASA and the pictures are beautiful!
The harmful radiation of such an explosion can not penetrate the "shield" of the Earth's atmosphere, to harm humans on the surface of the planet, nor endanger the astronauts on the International Space Station.
But it can create problems στους δορυφόρους, τα συστήματα ραδιοεπικοινωνιών, το σύστημα GPS, καθώς επίσης και τα επίγεια networks electricity.
In September, the NASA telescopes recorded a strong solar storm, the strongest for several years.
Solar flares are classified into three categories: C (the weakest), M (medium), and X (strong).
The current X1.6, albeit particularly strong, is far from the "brutal" X4.9 that happened in the Sun this February.