Solar wind continues to blow

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Solar wind continues to blow

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A wide gash in the solar atmosphere has been spewing fast flowing solar wind for five days now, sparking G1/G2 solar storms and beautiful aurorae.

Here's a visual summary of the geomagnetic impact as detected by my magnetometer:
20180510_Large Coronal Hole.jpg
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Things are beginning to settle down now as the hole rotates from view around the western limb.

Thanks for looking

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Post by Montana »

Nice data Stu :bow I enjoyed the full report on Spaceweather already :movie :lol:

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Many thanks, Alexandra. :)

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Very interesting. I am still debating with me if I install one or not at the end of this year.

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well done stu

hopefully ill get back in old groove once affairs here settle down


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A good record Stu! I hope there's plenty of coronal holes for Iceland late august...


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