{"id":795976,"date":"2025-05-08T04:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795976"},"modified":"2025-05-08T04:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:42:07","slug":"multiple-filament-eruptions-and-cmes-observed-none-earth-directed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795976","title":{"rendered":"Multiple filament eruptions and CMEs observed, none Earth-directed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Solar activity remained low during the 24-hour period ending 00:30 UTC on May 8, according to the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center.<\/p>\n<p>Active region 4079, currently with beta-gamma magnetic configuration, produced the strongest flare of the period, a C4.0 event at 02:52 UTC on May 7. Regions 4081 (beta) and 4082 (beta-gamma) contributed weak C-class flares as well, with minor development noted in their intermediate spot areas.<\/p>\n<p>Solar activity is forecast to be low over the next two days, with a 45% chance of M- and 5% of X-class solar flares.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunspots on May 8, 2025. Credit: NASA\/SDO HMI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A total of four filament eruptions were observed on May 6 and 7. A fast, narrow CME was associated with a filament eruption near S20W01 observed at 16:30 UTC on May 6 in SUVI 304 imagery. SOHO LASCO C2 instruments detected the corresponding CME at 16:20 UTC. Analysis indicated the ejecta would pass well south of the Sun-Earth line and should not have any impacts on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>A large-scale filament eruption occurred between 14:45 and 17:00 UTC on May 6 near N45W20. Analysis of SUVI 284 and 304 imagery indicates the bulk of the ejecta will travel north of the ecliptic with no Earth-directed component.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_1024_0304.webm\"\/><noscript><video controls=\"\" loop=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250506_1024_0304.webm\" playsinline=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Another filament eruption took place between 09:00 and 10:00 UTC, producing a fast-moving CME detected off the northwest limb at around 09:24 UTC on May 7. As expected, with the trajectory being so far north, analysis indicated a miss well above Earth with no anticipated impacts.<\/p>\n<p>The final eruption in this sequence was observed off the northeast from 11:16 to 13:48 UTC on May 7. LASCO imagery recorded a CME at 11:24 UTC. Preliminary analysis suggests this ejecta will also pass north of Earth, although further analysis is underway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250507_1024_0304.webm\"\/><noscript><video controls=\"\" loop=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250507_1024_0304.webm\" playsinline=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Solar wind parameters over the past 24 hours indicated continued influence from a negative polarity Coronal Hole High-Speed Stream (CH HSS). Wind speed decreased from approximately 600 km\/s to below 450 km\/s. The total interplanetary magnetic field ranged between 4 and 6 nT, with Bz reaching \u22125 nT. Phi angle remained predominantly in the negative sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"894\" alt=\"rtsw 3 days to may 8 2025\" class=\"wp-image-222809 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-1024x894.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-1024x894.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-300x262.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-768x671.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025.webp 1158w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-1024x894.webp\" alt=\"rtsw 3 days to may 8 2025\" class=\"wp-image-222809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-1024x894.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-300x262.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025-768x671.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rtsw-3-days-to-may-8-2025.webp 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Electron flux levels &gt;2 MeV reached high levels during the same period, with a peak of 12 994 pfu. Proton flux &gt;10 MeV remained below the S1 \u2013 Minor threshold. Both trends are expected to continue over the next three days.<\/p>\n<p>Geomagnetic field activity was quiet to unsettled during the same period. Quiet to unsettled conditions are forecast to persist through May 8. G1 -Minor storm conditions are likely on May 9 due to a combination of another CH HSS and a possible glancing blow from a CME launched on May 5.<\/p>\n<p>CH HSS influence is expected to remain on May 10 with unsettled to active conditions likely.<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 5.0.15 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2025\/05\/08\/multiple-filament-eruptions-and-cmes-observed-none-earth-directed\/?rand=772108\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar activity remained low during the 24-hour period ending 00:30 UTC on May 8, according to the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center. 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