NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a magnetic filament erupting on the Sun.The filament was " connected to sunspot AR3229." triggered a long duration M3-class flare and resulting coronal mass ejection had 'Earth-directed components," according to Space Weather.

Credit: NASA/SDO/Helioviewer.org | edited by Steve Spaleta
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