Solar Storm Effects

Solar Storm is going on recently begun releasing bursts of higher wave radiation. Wave radiation, says could disrupt communications satellites that orbit around the Earth. Proclaimed the Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday (25/01/2012), Doug Biesecker, physicist at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center believes that solar radiation storm is in progress now have the possibility to influence the high frequency communications in polar regions. While in Australia, the impact is expected to be lighter. "This could pose some problems on some shortwave radio frequencies. Some of the electricity network operators have been warned and they can handle it," explains Dave Neudegg, Manager of Australian Ionospheric Prediction Service. Regarding the effects of solar storms to Indonesia, Thomas Djamaluddin, professor of astronomy at LAPAN said, "The impact on Indonesia was assessed with data LAPAN observer stations." However, until recently Thomas reveals, "There has been no report." In his blog, Thomas explained that the storm the sun is fairly strong and explosive flare-scale form of the M8-9. Solar storms that occurred on January 23, 2012 at 03:59 UT (10:59 GMT). however, a fairly strong flares is the first time since May 2005. Category M is actually classified as middle class, but because of approaching extreme class (class X), then the impact of solar storms will be strong enough that leads to the earth. X-rays are recorded on the GOES satellite showed a sharp increase until the class M8-9. The explosion happened as well flares followed by a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection), burst mass of the solar corona, mainly protons with high speed, 1400 km / sec. CME was detected on the SOHO spacecraft monitors the position of the sun between the earth-sun is 1.5 million km from Earth (about 4 times the Earth-moon distance). Charged particles from the sun it looks like the snow that leads toward the earth. Chance of energetic particles that reach the earth around January 24 night time Indonesia. A fairly strong solar storm like this could potentially interfere with satellite operations, such as satellite communications. If that happens and can not be addressed by satellite operators, the possibility of interference with the use of mobile phones, TV broadcasting, data communications, banking and other users. But usually the satellite operators had anticipated. Another effect is a disruption in the ionosphere that would disrupt radio communication HF / shortwave commonly used by remote communication, including by foreign radio broadcasts such as BBC, VOA, or ABC. GPS satellite-based navigation as well as the possibility of impaired accuracy.