Coronal holes face Earth
Wednesday, 27 April 2016 14:56 UTC
Two coronal holes close to the solar equator are now facing Earth. These coronal holes are now sending their solar wind streams towards Earth which will likely cause enhanced geomagnetic conditions on 30 April, 2016.
These coronal holes aren't very large but they are located at a favourable latitude close to the solar equator. Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) are expected when the dense solar wind stream (co-rotating interaction region) just ahead of the high speed solar wind stream arrives at our planet, which should occur next Saturday.
A coronal hole is facing Earth. Enhanced solar wind could arrive in ~3 days - Follow live on https://t.co/T1Jkf6i4Cb pic.twitter.com/Zd1Uv60dxz
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