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A super-geomagnetic storm occurred.
The National Space Weather Monitoring and Warning Center issued a red warning for geomagnetic storms at 09:00 on the 11th: geomagnetic storms will occur from 23:00 on May 10, 2024, Beijing time, and the maximum level will reach the level of ultra-geomagnetic storms (Kp=9), and it is expected that the magnetic storm process will continue in the next 24 hours, and geomagnetic storms may still occur in the future.
Under the influence of geomagnetic storms, the ionosphere will be disturbed in most parts of the continent, and shortwave communication and navigation and positioning will be affected to varying degrees. A significant increase in the density of the upper atmosphere will lead to an increase in the orbital attenuation of low-orbit satellites.
The National Space Weather Monitoring and Warning Center will closely track the development of the event and release forecast and early warning information in a timely manner.
Since May, with the emergence of large sunspots on the sun's surface, the sun has continued to erupt violently, with 10 X-class flares and more than 60 M-class flares erupting in just one week, and the intensity and frequency of outbreaks are rare in history.
When a geodetic storm occurs, beautiful auroras will reappear at high latitudes.
In the early morning of May 11, Altay, Xinjiang. Photographer Jeff's journey to the stars captured the aurora activity, with red, purple and green aurora lights intertwining like a dream.
Source: CCTV News
Editor: Wu Huimin
Re-examiner: Yuan Weinian, Wang Meng
Final review: Wang Yi