Look at the consequences of the eruption of the “dead spot” on the Sun

Last Monday, April 11, scientists recorded the emission of a plasma cloud from the surface of the Sun.

"dead" sunspot.They usually live from several hours to months. But it happens that already inactive spots begin to show signs of life again, as happened with the “resurrected” sunspot AR2987, which released a class C solar flare. This led to the appearance of the northern lights.

Photos of this phenomenon near the famous Godafoss waterfall were published by photographer Todd Salat from the AuroraHunter.com project.

Todd Salat captured the auroras over the Godafoss waterfall in northern Iceland on April 14, 2022. Image courtesy of Todd Salat/AuroraHunter.com

"Soon due to the summer sunshine shineit will be very difficult to observe until the fall,” the photographer told SpaceWeather.com. As the author of the photo noted, it was not easy for him to take a good shot due to the light of the almost full moon. “However, this aurora was distinguished by its power,” the photographer added.

“I've hunted for the aurora many times, but I don't know if I've ever worked as hard to get these pictures as I did now,” he said on social media.

Photographer first observed auroras like thismagnitude during a planned two-week trip to Iceland from his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. It was Todd Salat's ninth night in Iceland, and he had only seen a faint glow before that.

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