SDO Captures Stunning Filament Eruption and Earth-Directed CME

On September 29, 2013, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a spectacular video of a large filament eruption on the Sun using its 304-angstrom channel. The eruption produced an impressive coronal mass ejection (CME) with a component directed toward Earth, demonstrating the dynamic and volatile nature of the Sun’s surface.

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