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.
462026/04/26 01:48157°16°51326472543
452026/04/25 23:482212°512175262757
442026/04/25 23:481214°4104453531298
432026/04/25 20:363227°28°24236207319
422026/04/25 16:483344°10605391271562
412026/04/25 16:482341°342120177464
402026/04/25 14:002106°18°43434352471
392026/04/25 12:242327°428122277637
382026/04/25 01:36123°28°38163283488
372026/04/24 22:003284°14°52934529589
362026/04/24 21:24130°22°11163324591487
352026/04/24 21:241353°400127274568
342026/04/24 18:482312°70°463114289800
332026/04/24 11:482230°14°37684205390
322026/04/24 11:00272°14°35551269405
312026/04/24 09:002246°82°5291992541076
302026/04/24 08:364190°6513382081489III
292026/04/24 06:364310°66°336135191637
282026/04/24 02:362222°18°5832792091041
272026/04/24 01:48418°50°355110169637
262026/04/24 01:243317°72°6643542761486
252026/04/23 22:24179°16°76276651893
242026/04/23 19:360227°12°156223913581955
232026/04/23 19:36216°325302135946
222026/04/23 18:361313°24°1864571021248
212026/04/23 17:24198°14°25777202428
202026/04/23 17:242316°70°63737538710
192026/04/23 14:242317°56°33987233568
182026/04/23 11:48143°12°36736330434
172026/04/23 09:123306°58°534179201919
162026/04/23 05:12243°100°6003363231357II
152026/04/23 05:001297°52°298209176786
142026/04/23 04:281223°16°23910235259
132026/04/23 01:261297°16°7103813551646
122026/04/22 23:361306°26°600114480781
112026/04/22 19:24423°36°1446599328
102026/04/22 16:24188°27167220385
92026/04/22 16:00418°10°12595104297
82026/04/22 11:36153°12°32268204390
72026/04/22 11:24255°28°4992991801078
62026/04/22 08:12182°22°481144260743
52026/04/22 08:12279°32°29695129495
42026/04/21 09:121160°259255206762
32026/04/21 08:24279°36°366113250578
22026/04/21 03:121067°188°16545113306III
12026/04/21 01:372216°18°70292600904

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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