المملكة: Urgent: Jeddah astronomer detects a sunspot with strange magnetic properties that releases flares towards Earth
Detect head The Astronomical Society in Jeddah Engineer Majid Abu Zahira announced the observation of a strange sunspot bearing the number “AR4246” that showed unusual magnetic properties, as the direction of the magnetic field in it deviated by approximately 90 degrees from the normal direction of sunspots in the northern half of the sun.
Unusual magnetic field
Abu Zahira explained that sunspots usually It follows a specific pattern in the arrangement of the “positive and negative” magnetic poles, according to what is known as “Hale’s Law,” which regulates this arrangement in the northern and southern solar hemispheres, and changes with every solar cycle that lasts about 11 years.
He added: “In A rare case and scientifically unique.”
The President of the Astronomical Society explained that this sharp magnetic anomaly indicates an internal disturbance in the magnetic currents rising from the interior of the Sun, which makes the spot unstable and capable of launching strong solar flares or coronal mass emissions at any moment.
Medium flares towards the Earth
He pointed out These predictions were confirmed on October 13, 2025, when the spot released a series of M-class medium flares, some of which are believed to have caused mass emissions toward Earth. Although none of these emissions are expected to cause major disturbances individually, their cumulative effect could lead to a moderate geomagnetic storm in the coming days.
Abu Zahira added that international monitoring teams are currently conducting simulation models and predictions to determine whether these emissions will collide with the Earth’s magnetosphere, explaining that if this happens, minor disturbances in radio communications and GPS systems may be observed, with the possibility of the appearance of aurora borealis in high latitude regions.
Abu Zahira stressed that this The phenomenon represents an important scientific opportunity to study the behavior of magnetic fields inside the sun and how their twisting can lead to the emergence of more powerful and violent solar explosions.
He concluded his speech by saying: “What we are observing today is a clear example that the sun still hides many secrets, and that such rare cases open up new horizons for scientists to understand the dynamics of our mother star.” “
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