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NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend
(arstechnica.com)
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Does this irradiate us? I mean, if this is the result of a CME, and the atmosphere is responding to it, isn't a natural conclusion that we're receiving a measurable amount of radiation across the globe throughout this event?
Good question. I don't think ionizing radiation from a CME can reach the surface of Earth.
My anxiety had convinced me I could smell ozone when watching the show last night.
You probably could.
It was pretty intense where I was, it looked like it was eminating out from right above me. I watched it go from nothing, then look like it was a small reddish cloud, to filling the whole sky with God rays, what a ride. This pic is off my deck.
Yes. You're being bombarded by electromagnetic radiation caused by the interaction of solar ions and the Earth's magnetic field as well as the excitation and de-excitation of atoms in the atmosphere from collisions with said ions.
That radiation has wavelengths primarily in the infrared and visible spectrum, with some ultraviolet radiation also being emitted.
So, you know, nothing you wouldn't experience just from being outside after 7am