[ADXA] Large hole in the Sun's Atmosphere

[Bill Priakos]

Wow!

Bill Priakos
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SOLAR WIND, INCOMING: During solar minimum, long-lasting holes open in the sun's atmosphere, releasing streams of solar wind into space. One of those holes is facing Earth now, and it's a big one:

[http://www.spaceweather.com/images2019/29jan19/ch_strip.jpg]

We've seen this hole before. It opened in the summer of 2018 and has been spinning around as the sun rotates, lashing Earth with solar wind approximately once a month. The last time our planet felt its gaseous emissions, on Dec. 27-28, 2018, Alaska skies exploded in green<http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=150502> and "the best auroras of the season<http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=150507>" were observed over Iceland.

The solar wind will return on Jan. 31st or (more likely) Feb. 1st, bringing with it a chance of G1-glass<http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/g1.jpg?PHPSESSID=klj61ssf2lut6q215r6tfmn7e4> geomagnetic storms. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Visibility should be good as the waning crescent Moon provides dark skies for both photography and naked-eye observing. Aurora Alerts: SMS text<http://spaceweatheralerts.com>, email<http://www.spaceweather.com/services?PHPSESSID=klj61ssf2lut6q215r6tfmn7e4>.
Spaceweather.com

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