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.
262024/05/03 21:17172°78°40576275511
252024/05/03 20:25214°5643474581315
242024/05/03 08:12423°32°38210362396
232024/05/03 04:241115°20°14020113189
222024/05/03 02:482359°88°548208251919
212024/05/03 00:00270°42°23335167293
202024/05/02 15:241200°2977751791838
192024/05/02 12:241102°14°46680318566
182024/05/02 12:243358°46°419116269661
172024/05/02 09:244276°62°35766234494
162024/05/02 03:12116°14°5552973281201
152024/05/02 02:481348°22674123312
142024/05/01 23:16236°42452334524
132024/05/01 23:161263°6153751251201
122024/05/01 20:001263°44631411488
112024/05/01 18:12118°14°10186234001953
102024/05/01 17:36110°34°419122292744
92024/05/01 11:483255°52°32381234568
82024/05/01 06:361279°16°468295126905
72024/05/01 06:246139°360°9466571612016IV
62024/05/01 05:24115°12°29234258359
52024/05/01 04:36120°53886452744
42024/05/01 00:361217°12°8011366511077
32024/04/30 16:241214°22°6902263781041
22024/04/30 02:362218°34°469187428868
12024/04/30 02:241250°18°20131143246

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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