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.
422024/12/20 23:36115°64°32370206419
412024/12/20 22:244109°28°33032265378
402024/12/20 21:121249°12°41058365543
392024/12/20 21:121246°26°56883403664
382024/12/20 10:24199°24°94717919976
372024/12/20 04:282117°188248150626
362024/12/19 18:47189°96°619155300821II
352024/12/19 18:471344°50°726155312821
342024/12/19 18:471163°12°69462567780
332024/12/19 14:244263°12°325250233801
322024/12/19 14:000197°13429104173
312024/12/19 13:262250°18993173376
302024/12/19 02:483295°16°34721339390
292024/12/19 02:12240°14°19640121249
282024/12/19 01:25144°62°463169220804
272024/12/19 01:252121°24°336123153512
262024/12/19 01:25145°16°21721179226
252024/12/18 23:241283°16°65872512712
242024/12/18 23:242287°16°2068190216
232024/12/18 23:121283°16°237108206459
222024/12/18 22:121247°16°28646221376
212024/12/18 15:36245°12°2265224236
202024/12/18 15:121251°16°45610449477
192024/12/18 11:361284°710144702961
182024/12/18 06:361280°18°342137195651
172024/12/18 04:481250°14°34389233529
162024/12/18 01:253116°30°403102276664
152024/12/17 22:122115°16°459183170512
142024/12/17 19:242204°14°451124332686
132024/12/17 17:36012°35159274434
122024/12/17 16:004112°310°6644271241838IV
112024/12/17 13:36736°50°3369697579
102024/12/17 12:484103°64°349111170613
92024/12/17 07:483150°54°33676200520
82024/12/17 04:48296°22°24870141350
72024/12/17 04:48130°54858480624
62024/12/17 04:36389°88°32081126529
52024/12/17 01:36140°25249169284
42024/12/16 23:242279°12°54389400679
32024/12/16 21:48235°20°3853152211116
22024/12/16 18:121120°26°504128209578
12024/12/16 16:481135°35381244477

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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