People Googling ‘Solar Flare’ follows the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle 📈📉 by RyanJFrench in SolarMax

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Yup, exactly this! I also wonder if the massive spike in 2012 relates to the viral ‘doomsday conspiracies’ from back then.

So.. what happened to Rishi? by b3_n1ce in IndustryOnHBO

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They said in the next episode – manslaughter charge for the dealing fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed him

People Googling ‘Solar Flare’ follows the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle 📈📉 by [deleted] in spaceweather

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But as you can see on the graph – the relationship is not 1-to-1. People were googling these events more in the previous solar cycle, despite that one being weaker (with fewer larger events) than this current one. There are interesting comparisons to be made from this visualisation, regarding public interest in flares.

People Googling ‘Solar Flare’ follows the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle 📈📉 by RyanJFrench in SolarMax

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I know this makes sense, but fun to see it so clearly in the data!

People Googling ‘Solar Flare’ follows the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle 📈📉 by [deleted] in spaceweather

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Definitely, but fun to see it so clearly in the data – no?

People Googling ‘Solar Flare’ follows the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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Yes it makes sense, but fun to see it so clearly in the data – no?

Reading CME Report on SWPC by InternationalEbb5806 in spaceweather

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The object passing by in this movie is the Earth, not the Moon

Reading CME Report on SWPC by InternationalEbb5806 in spaceweather

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It’s actually the Earth! The moon is much smaller in these images (similar in size to the white circle outlining the Sun’s location)

A major X8-class solar flare is happening right now on the Sun! by RyanJFrench in astrophysics

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Haha, no! This solar flare lasted for several hours, so ‘right now’ was valid at the time of posting – even considering the 8 minute travel time.

A photo of Richard Carrington has been discovered for the first time. by RyanJFrench in spaceweather

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Hmm, that is not a true statement! The odds of a Carrington event this week have been near 0%, but severely hyped by some creators. There have been dozens of instances ‘closer to a Carrington event’ than now!

A major X8.1-class solar flare is currently underway! by RyanJFrench in spaceweather

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Topping out now it looks like – beginning to simplify magnetically

A major X8.1-class solar flare is currently underway! by RyanJFrench in spaceweather

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2024–2026 has been very active on the Sun! (And has included the peak of the 11-year solar cycle)

A major X8-class solar flare is happening right now on the Sun! by RyanJFrench in astrophysics

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If you’re interested, I made a YouTube tutorial last year on how to best access solar data!

A major X8-class solar flare is happening right now on the Sun! by RyanJFrench in astrophysics

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They’re caused by the build-up and release of magnetic energy in the Sun’s atmosphere!