Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection
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Summary
| Description | The Sun erupted with a modest (C-7) flare and coronal mass ejection (June 21, 2011) that was aimed pretty much right towards Earth. SDO observed the burst and ensuing coronal loops (that look like a slinky) in extreme ultraviolet light. Estimates predicted that the particle cloud might mildly impact Earth a few days later, which could perhaps generate some nice aurora at higher latitudes. |
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| Date | 2011-06-28 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | https://www.youtube.com/user/SDOmission2009 |
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Attribution: https://www.youtube.com/user/SDOmission2009, 2011-06-28