MARCH 1ST, A MAGNETIC FILAMENT NEAR THE SUN'S NORTHEASTERN LIMB ROSE UP AND ERUPTED.

CME TO MISS EARTH, TOO: Earlier today, March 1st, a magnetic filament near the sun's northeastern limb rose up and erupted. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the blast:

Debris from the explosion gathered material as it flew away from the sun, forming a bright CME. The emerging storm cloud will not hit Earth. No geomagnetic activity will result from this event.

After the eruption, solar activity quickly returned to low levels. There are only a few small sunspots on the solar disk, and not one of them has the type of unstable magnetic field that poses a threat for strong explosions. NOAA forcasters estimate a slight 5% chance of M-class flares on March 1-2.