Coronal hole faces Earth
Saturday, 16 April 2016 18:06 UTC
A southern extension of the northern hemisphere polar coronal hole is now facing Earth and sending an enhanced solar wind stream towards Earth.
This coronal hole is still located at a fairly high latitude so only limited effects are expected as the solar wind stream is expected to head mostly north of Earth. Last rotation we only managed to reach active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) and there is no reason to believe we should expect more this time around. This solar wind stream could arrive in two to three days from now and thus mostly be of interest for high latitude sky watchers.
A coronal hole is facing Earth. Enhanced solar wind could arrive in ~3 days - Follow live on https://t.co/T1Jkf6i4Cb pic.twitter.com/CUxyvsPacD
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