Questions tagged [solar-flare]
Questions regarding a sudden brightness increase due to the release of magnetic energy from the sun.
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How can I safely observe a Solar Flare?
Solar Flares obviously release extreme amounts of energy and extend thousands of miles out into space.
Because they are so big I would like to be able to observe some of these events through a ...
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How do large solar flares compare to flares on other stars?
Solar flares are violent releases of solar magnetic energy. Other stars are also known to have magnetic fields, in some cases much stronger than the Sun. How do the largest stellar flares compare to ...
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What is the largest recorded solar flare?
For the purposes of this question I would interpret the word "recorded" as loosely as possible meaning that historic records such as ice cores or tree rings would count. Also what effect did such a ...
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What are the main differences between solar flares and coronal mass ejections?
Specifically, what causes them, what sort of damage can they cause, and what are the differences in their composition?
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