Most of us are living a busy life and seldom pay much attention to what is going on in space. This is shame, however, because the sun has been a bit of a show-off lately!
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory reported that the sun erupted with a surprise solar flare on Saturday (July 3, 2021). This is the largest flare since 2017. It was an early explosion of cosmic fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July!
The sun is a restless star. When active, it can eject effervescent amounts of magnetic energy and charged particles known as solar flares. A solar flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and very intense variation of brightness that occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere suddenly releases. This latest one was an X-class solar flare. They are the strongest kind of eruptions on the sun. When the most powerful ones are aimed directly at the earth, they can endanger satellites in space, as well as interfere with power grids on Earth.
Space Weather Events such as solar activity and hurricanes are constantly being studied by NASA who makes the Heliophysics research data available to the military, industry, and academia. For everyone else, it is available on Google.
Our atmosphere, plus 93,000,000 miles of distance are what stands guard between us and the intense radiation. The sun’s solar flares, especially the more powerful ones, may not be able to physically harm us, but they can disrupt the earth’s delicate magnetic field. So… How is that affecting us in everyday life?
While soaking up sunlight can do wonders for your mind, bones and much more, the possible negative health effects of solar flares continue to be studied. “Inner Turbulence” is how the impact of solar flares has been described. Studies have shown that the activity on the sun’s surface could cause sensitive people to feel off, like have a headache or feel nauseous. This, however, is very difficult to quantify because of the “human factor.” During these events and for some time after, you may be feeling agitated and extra sensitive thanks to the incoming energies pounding the earth. Just like the solar flare can disrupt the magnetic field throwing our navigation systems into turmoil, it can also distort our body’s balance.
Now I am not suggesting that you totally blame or shrug of health issues, like headaches or nausea to solar flares. Always check things out and use inner wisdom to discern your health. Next time you are feeling anxious, snappy, or just off, for no known reason, look up at the sky (or Google) to see if it might be because of a cycle of solar flares. Staying extra hydrated and balanced as best you can in all ways will help to relieve or mitigate symptoms of the imbalance in the atmosphere, while helping to calm any “Inner Turbulence” you might be experiencing.
Solar flares are certainly not deadly, but they are a clear and definite reminder of the power of our favorite star, our sun!
Love to all,
Cindi
The first recorded solar flare was recorded on September 1, 1859, by two scientists, Carrington and Hodgson who were independently observing sunspots when they viewed a large flare in white light.
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. –Galileo Galilei
