Very interesting and well-writen post! Do those potential magnetic fields exert any danger to Earth?
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Earth (and we on it) are protected from the cosmic rays by a number of factors, mostly by absorption in the atmosphere. By the time they get to the surface, frequencies of gamma cosmic rays are mostly only within the IR/visible light/UV spectrum. As a result, the energy input of GCRs to the atmosphere is negligible – about 10−9 of solar radiation – roughly the same as starlight. Flying 12 kilometres (39,000 ft) high, passengers and crews of jet airliners are exposed to at least 10 times the cosmic ray dose that people at sea level receive. Aircraft flying polar routes near the geomagnetic poles are at particular risk. But not until you go above the atmosphere you are exposed to a significant risk (which is a problem for future space travelers). They can also be a potential source of malfunction of electronics. Read more here and here. To be on the safe side we need to take care of our atmosphere and our planet :) ! I'm an astronomy teacher, if you like astronomy please follow!
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Thanks for the reply, very informative. Oh, astronomy is taught in elementary school in Croatia? Interesting.
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I would have really enjoyed learning more about astronomy back in school at that stage - I always found that the most interesting parts of physics lessons were those that looked at the cosmos!
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I guess you are right. Although I'm not sure how much a kid at that age can comprehend.
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That's true actually! The basics are still incredibly fun to learn about at that age though - for instance, learning the our Sun is simply another star absolutely blew my mind when I was a wee lad!
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