High energy particles spraying from a hole in the Sun may trigger the aurora borealis south of Chicago and New York

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By Tom Yulsman
Nov 1, 2015 11:45 AMNov 20, 2019 4:58 AM
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Screenshot from a video showing a hole in the Sun's corona rotating toward Earth. The imagery was acquired by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over 48 hours, ending on Nov. 1, 2015. (Source: NASA/SDO) **UPDATE Monday 11/02/15**:

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