The Sun Is Waking Up: Filament Eruption M-Class Solar Flare and CME

It’s been a while, but solar activity is now at moderate levels. A magnetic filament just beyond the sun’s northeastern limb exploded on Oct. 26th (23:24 UT), causing a chain reaction of magnetic eruptions that spilled onto the Earthside of the sun. NASA’s SDO recorded the M1.4 category blast. Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have since detected a fast-moving CME emerging from the blast site. Type II radio emissions from the leading edge of the CME suggest it is moving 1558 km/s (3.5 million mph). There is a hint of an Earth-directed component. It is too soon to know for sure, however; confirmation awaits additional data from SOHO. Thanks for watching! #filamenteruption #solarflare #CME Images credit: AIA/SDO, SOHO/LASCO, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Music credit: YouTube Audio Library Ladybug - Quincas Moreira