Friday, 14 April 2017 21:17 UTC
A minor coronal hole located on the Sun's southern hemisphere is facing Earth today.
The NOAA SWPC has issued a minor G1 geomagnetic storm watch for 17 April (next Monday) likely due to the anticipated arrival of the solar wind stream from this coronal hole.
A coronal hole is facing Earth. Enhanced solar wind could arrive in ~3 days - Follow live on https://t.co/T1Jkf6i4Cb pic.twitter.com/BoakaI7XOm
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Image: NASA SDO
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