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29-06-2024, 05:08 PM
Proxima Centauri is a dim star with a magnitude of 11.05, so it's usually too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Because Proxima Centauri is a "flare star," however — meaning it's prone to sudden bursts of brightness resulting from magnetic activity — the red dwarf does give rise to powerful phenomena that can be seen here on same as Earth is also a "flare star".
In 2019, researchers spotted one of the largest stellar flares ever recorded in Milky Way emerging from Proxima Centauri. The jet of plasma, lasted just 7 seconds, was around 100 times more powerful than any flare ever seen emerging from the sun. The first Proxima Centauri superflare was spotted in 2016 was bright enough for observers to spot it with the naked eye in dark sites on Earth.
Proxima Centauri is a dim star with a magnitude of 11.05, so it's usually too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Because Proxima Centauri is a "flare star," however — meaning it's prone to sudden bursts of brightness resulting from magnetic activity — the red dwarf does give rise to powerful phenomena that can be seen here on Earth.
In 2019, researchers spotted one of the largest stellar flares ever recorded in the Milky Way emerging from Proxima Centauri. The jet of plasma, which lasted just 7 seconds, was around 100 times more powerful than any flare ever seen emerging from the sun. The first Proxima Centauri superflare was spotted in 2016 and was bright enough for observers to spot it with the naked eye in dark sites on Earth.
Located around 4.4 light-years from the solar system, main component of Alpha (Centauri) is the binary system composed of Alpha Centauri A and B. the brightest component of Alpha Centauri is the star Alpha Centauri A, or Rigil Kentaraus, (which means) "foot of the centaur" in Arabic and, confusingly, is also an alternative name for the whole Alpha Centauri system. It is a sun-like star that, like Proxima Centauri, is still in its main sequence lifetime.
In 2019, researchers spotted one of the largest stellar flares ever recorded in Milky Way emerging from Proxima Centauri. The jet of plasma, lasted just 7 seconds, was around 100 times more powerful than any flare ever seen emerging from the sun. The first Proxima Centauri superflare was spotted in 2016 was bright enough for observers to spot it with the naked eye in dark sites on Earth.
Proxima Centauri is a dim star with a magnitude of 11.05, so it's usually too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Because Proxima Centauri is a "flare star," however — meaning it's prone to sudden bursts of brightness resulting from magnetic activity — the red dwarf does give rise to powerful phenomena that can be seen here on Earth.
In 2019, researchers spotted one of the largest stellar flares ever recorded in the Milky Way emerging from Proxima Centauri. The jet of plasma, which lasted just 7 seconds, was around 100 times more powerful than any flare ever seen emerging from the sun. The first Proxima Centauri superflare was spotted in 2016 and was bright enough for observers to spot it with the naked eye in dark sites on Earth.
Located around 4.4 light-years from the solar system, main component of Alpha (Centauri) is the binary system composed of Alpha Centauri A and B. the brightest component of Alpha Centauri is the star Alpha Centauri A, or Rigil Kentaraus, (which means) "foot of the centaur" in Arabic and, confusingly, is also an alternative name for the whole Alpha Centauri system. It is a sun-like star that, like Proxima Centauri, is still in its main sequence lifetime.
