Large Eruption From The Sun Hurled A Massive Plume Of Plasma Into Space - Incoming Glancing Blow CME

Newly assigned AR 3835 in the southeast quadrant exploded on Sept. 22nd (22:39 UTC). The solar flare hurled a massive plume of plasma into space. Debris from the blast entrained even more plasma on its way out of the sun's atmosphere, forming a partial halo CME. The bulk of the CME will miss Earth but its flank will deliver a glancing blow to our planet on Sept. 25th, according to a NASA model. At this time of year, even a glancing blow from a CME can cause a geomagnetic storm. Why? Because during weeks around equinoxes, Earth's magnetic field is unusually well connected to the sun's. It's called the “Russell-McPherron effect.“ The incoming CME could therefore cause a G1-class geomagnetic storm when it reaches Earth. #solarflare #CME #solarstorm Images credit: nemesis maturity channel, AIA/SDO, NASA, Music credit: YouTube Audio Library Alpha Mission - Jimena Contreras