NASA explains the phenomenon of the "smiling sun" and reveals upcoming solar storms
NASA explains the phenomenon of the "smiling sun" and reveals upcoming solar storms
The American space agency " NASA " revealed a recent image that showed 3 dark black spots on the sun , resembling eyes and a smiling mouth, which reminded some people of Halloween pumpkins
coronary foramina
On Wednesday, NASA published on Twitter, and wrote that its Dynamics Observatory took a picture of the smiling sun, explaining the reality of the image of the sun and “smiling” that “dark spots on the sun, which are seen through ultraviolet light, are known as coronal holes, which are regions where the fast solar wind flows into space.
While the scientists pointed out that these "coronal holes are open magnetic field regions, allowing the solar wind to flow out of the sun's core and create solar storms."
While they pointed out that "the waves flowing from the holes may reach a speed of 2.9 million kilometers per hour." The regions appear dark because they are cooler and less dense than the
surrounding plasma regions.
solar storm
On the other hand, the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States warned of a solar storm that may hit the Earth in the coming days, but reassured that it is from the low G1 level.
pareidolia phenomenon
As the Science Alert website explained, what happened is the so-called "Pareidolia" phenomenon, meaning "when we imagine seeing things like faces on random patterns. The trick of the mind got this time a huge body, which is the sun."
pumpkin sun
Earlier, NASA took pictures of the sun in 2014 that also resembles a jack-o-lantern, titled "Pumpkin Sun".
The regions that formed the face were active regions of the Sun, indicating perturbations in the magnetic field that produce solar storms such as solar flares and coronal mass emissions.
It is worth noting that both pictures were taken in October, just in time for the Halloween season.
Halloween
Halloween is a cultural event celebrated around the world, particularly in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Halloween traditions include trick-or-treating, Halloween costumes, decorating, carving pumpkins and placing jack-o'-lanterns, lighting flares, visiting haunted attractions, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.
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