Small coronal hole faces Earth
Wednesday, 18 October 2017 14:15 UTC
A small coronal hole faced Earth yesterday.
A coronal hole is facing Earth. Enhanced solar wind could arrive in ~3 days - Follow live on https://t.co/T1Jkf6i4Cb pic.twitter.com/Kk2kBqb2bH
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This coronal hole is not big and located just south of the solar equator. A small uptick in the solar wind conditions at Earth might be possible on 20 October but no geomagnetic storm conditions are expected.
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