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.
212025/01/12 19:244281°24°6792462741077
202025/01/12 04:482245°12°391117212480
192025/01/11 21:005250°14°398230218976
182025/01/11 17:48270°10°6243291271036
172025/01/11 08:242337°48°6122832971201
162025/01/11 03:001110°42°22828166294
152025/01/11 02:24172°10°14121128186
142025/01/09 16:12127°20115176205
132025/01/09 13:361124°26°602291186762
122025/01/09 11:484350°18°103724971644
112025/01/09 07:484191°32°1683681441115
102025/01/09 04:001105°56295428678
92025/01/09 01:361247°448147292600
82025/01/08 10:24111°12°29911286315
72025/01/08 09:36210°14°31259215364
62025/01/08 04:363255°36°3079887372
52025/01/08 02:001182°22°31516386651
42025/01/08 01:48127°16°5294529537
32025/01/08 00:122255°20°54840481624
22025/01/08 00:12110°26°10415054661736
12025/01/08 00:125118°146°14885902291838II

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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