A five-point G3-level magnetic storm is observed in Tashkent today.
Today, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to observe one of the interesting astronomical phenomena - a total lunar eclipse. During the full phase of this eclipse, the entire surface of the Moon will be in the shadow of the Earth. The total duration of the lunar eclipse will be more than 4 hours, and the total phase of the eclipse will last 1 hour and 25 minutes.
According to NASA, a recently discovered "potentially dangerous" asteroid with an estimated diameter of 330-740 m at a speed of 84,500 km/h will travel as close as possible from Earth on November 1 - 2.3 million km, just six times farther than the Moon is from Earth. By cosmic standards, it is extremely close.
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The number of asteroids approaching the Earth has exceeded the mark of 30 thousand, according to NASA experts. All asteroids are tracked by the European Space Agency's Near-Earth Object Coordination Center (NEOCC) and NASA's Near-Earth Object Research Center (CNEOS).
In the coming days, a strong magnetic storm will cover the Earth, which will last three days.
The M-class solar flare occurred on Friday, August 26. From a sunspot called AR3089, which was directed towards the Earth, a huge stream of plasma burst out. According to scientists' forecasts, it will reach Earth on Monday, August 29 and this will cause the appearance of a geomagnetic storm.
Today, August 18, 5-6-point magnetic storms of G3 and G4 categories are predicted during the day. This was reported by the leading specialist of Uzhydromet Erkin Abdulakhatov.
Today, on August 8, around noon, a four-point magnetic storm of the G3 stage is expected in Tashkent.
Today, on July 13, the inhabitants of the Earth will observe a supermoon - the moment when the full Moon will be as close to the Earth as possible. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Moscow Planetarium.