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.
272026/03/18 18:36419°36°27437215342
262026/03/18 13:36127°12°27117241284
252026/03/18 11:482161°28°3418521921953
242026/03/18 09:242275°88°37445256470
232026/03/18 04:48164°18°26199169473
222026/03/17 20:120266°10°23450187325
212026/03/17 04:24265°8112344521077
202026/03/16 21:123314°14°20817182231
192026/03/16 20:006351°68°14818127187
182026/03/16 19:481344°22722218271
172026/03/16 14:242133°44°27658157347
162026/03/16 12:363337°144°23434150297II
152026/03/16 12:363131°68°41784250595
142026/03/16 09:241126°30°82229781868
132026/03/16 02:36162°14°1718153179
122026/03/15 22:122169152162473
112026/03/15 20:00225°12°558242330976
102026/03/15 17:24170°26°257133153525
92026/03/15 10:36211°6514772641562
82026/03/15 09:482121°20°26994204504
72026/03/15 00:361259°24233190281
62026/03/14 14:241307°28°23572129376
52026/03/14 12:480190°10°54156504631
42026/03/14 11:012296°30°311115198637
32026/03/14 08:482340°519323163948
22026/03/14 02:483293°28°420119254624
12026/03/14 01:362298°10°27882202427

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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