Uncommonly long and narrow 700,000 km coronal hole floats over sun’s atmosphere preparing for eruption

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There is a gash floating over the sun’s atmosphere… Although coronal holes are common and appear every few weeks at the surface of the sun, this one is uncommonly long – 700,000 km – and narrow. A fan-shaped spray of gaseous material flowing from the gash could reach our planet as early as Dec. 23rd.

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700,000 km long coronal hole forms at the surface of the sun. via NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory

Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the solar wind arrives.

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