Coronal hole faces Earth
Sunday, 13 March 2016 15:31 UTC
A northern extension of the southern hemisphere polar coronal hole is currently facing Earth.
The NOAA SWPC has a minor G1 geomagnetic storm watch in place for both 15 (Tuesday) and 16 (Wednesday) March as that's when this coronal hole solar wind stream is expected to arrive at Earth. Well worth keeping an eye on the solar wind data in the days ahead if you are at a high latitude location!
Image: NASA SDO.
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