SOHO Catches a Magnetic Filament Eruption.

The current Solar Max has been less than spectacular.  It has shown fewer sunspots, fewer CME's (Coronal Mass Ejections) and fewer erupting magnetic filaments.  

However thanks to the SOHO (Solar Heliospheric Obervatory) and the Solar Dynamics Observatory, there are eyes on the sun for even the smallest events.  

Two movies show a good sized magnetic filament erupting on the sun's surface.  The event also shot a CME into space that may deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field on October 2-3.  

Also check out the article on  SpaceWeather.com