The Sky at Night - Season 2018 Episode 7
One evening in early September 1859, a spectacular blood-red aurora borealis appeared across America. Earlier that same day, in a leafy garden in the UK, a gentleman astronomer had noted a 'white light flare' on the sun's surface. The two events were linked; it's now known that the flare caused the aurora. The flare was a particularly violent eruption from the sun's surface known as a CME, a coronal mass ejection. Back then, it was considered an astronomical curiosity. But when it happens again, it will be a different story. For the modern, technological world such a violent solar phenomenon could be devastating. This episode examines just how damaging a CME could be and how astronomers, using two new satellites that will travel closer to the sun than ever before, can better prepare us for its impact.
First Air Date : 1957-04-24
Last Air date : 2024-11-11
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary, News
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- Season 2018 : Episode 12018-01-14
- Season 2018 : Episode 22018-02-11
- Season 2018 : Episode 32018-04-08
- Season 2018 : Episode 42018-05-13
- Season 2018 : Episode 52018-06-10
- Season 2018 : Episode 62018-07-08
- Season 2018 : Episode 72018-08-12
- Season 2018 : Episode 82018-09-09
- Season 2018 : Episode 92018-10-14
- Season 2018 : Episode 102018-11-18
- Season 2018 : Episode 112018-12-09
