Latest CMEs detected by Cactus Help

Coronal Mass Ejections can occur during solar flares unleashing a giant cloud of solar wind particles into space. Here you'll find an overview of the latest CMEs that where detected by the Cactus software of the SIDC. The Cactus software autonomously detects CMEs in image sequences from the LASCO instrument on board SOHO, the result is a list of detections by the software with the characteristics of the CME.

CME Onset time Duration Angle Angular width Velocity Halo?
Median Variation Min. Max.
132026/06/17 14:240276°14°11522509601758
122026/06/16 13:481233°27119255297
112026/06/15 09:483277°40°22469104323
102026/06/15 09:481254°18°209118116416
92026/06/15 07:005264°62°211186104744
82026/06/15 01:48166°18°28019256315
72026/06/14 19:363353°76°45641372558
62026/06/13 13:262251°88°559157228868
52026/06/13 03:48180°18°42099233520
42026/06/12 19:24293°96°434100215710II
32026/06/12 18:121162°10°8772615331359
22026/06/12 16:50063°4039385411
12026/06/12 16:361198°10°1419118143

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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