Small coronal hole faces Earth
Wednesday, 9 August 2017 19:09 UTC
Not a lot of space weather news to report about lately but we do have a small coronal hole facing our planet today.
Solar wind flowing from this coronal hole could arrive at Earth in about 2 to 3 days from now. Geomagnetic storm conditions (Kp5 or greater) are however unlikely but it could be an interesting event 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/DkR4ep3tlK
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