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Earth-Directed Coronal Hole
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A dark coronal hole that was facing towards Earth for several days spewed streams of solar wind in our direction (Sept. 18-21, 2016). A coronal hole is a magnetically open region. The magnetic fields have opened up allowing solar wind (comprised of charged particles) to stream into space. Gusts of solar wind can generate beautiful aurora when they reach Earth. The video clip shows the sun in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth-Directed Coronal Hole. NASA/JPL, 2016-09-21. Public domain. ID: PIA21067.
