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Need some explanation about xray flux and other graphs!

 
2012 fan
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01/20/2010 11:00 AM
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Need some explanation about xray flux and other graphs!
Here is the link to the Noaa data

There are many graphs but the graphs that i'm interesting in are the the xray flux graph and the one below it.

From what i've been looking it seems the xray flux graph shows the electromagnetic radiation emanating from the sun (xrays) but why on earth are there two lines a red one and a blue one???

And what exactly is this type of radiation heat or just small particles like electrons or neutrons?

Also is this radiation interacting with the magnetosphere or can it go beyond it and reach our atmosphere!

What i also would like to know is the function of the graph below it from what i understand i read teslas so this might indicate the strenght of our magnetic field if so why on earth are there two lines red and blue depicting it?

[link to www.n3kl.org]

Any astronomer around?

I would also apreciate if further explanation is given for the other graphs next to it but this is less important than the xray flux and the one below it.
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01/20/2010 11:05 AM
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Re: Need some explanation about xray flux and other graphs!
On the right hand side of the X-ray graph you will see the letters A-X. That denotes the strength of a particular flare.

That graph and the kp index are the two best barometers to use.
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01/20/2010 11:09 AM
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Re: Need some explanation about xray flux and other graphs!
On the right hand side of the X-ray graph you will see the letters A-X. That denotes the strength of a particular flare.

That graph and the kp index are the two best barometers to use.
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Makes sense but why on earth are they using two lines the red and the blue one?????

Because they point to different values.

So let's see the red line shows it was an m class but the blue one shows weakers values barely touching the m class area.





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