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.
322025/01/21 17:363353°28°4722613171211
312025/01/21 04:481284°46°164418414881953
302025/01/21 04:482188°38°9686132591953
292025/01/21 03:482350°50°10964371731329
282025/01/20 20:122121°32°26422244306
272025/01/20 19:121238°18°9305093231838
262025/01/20 15:241226°22°2506240258
252025/01/20 14:001342°18°37619332395
242025/01/20 08:481238°14°7813742621420
232025/01/20 06:242334°50°30952242405
222025/01/20 02:360229°12°30277244449
212025/01/19 20:242354°90°28543211390
202025/01/19 08:241188°18°416151178651
192025/01/19 07:001323°52°304103209520
182025/01/19 03:125220°58°4004482491644
172025/01/19 02:241242°22°434113292710
162025/01/18 22:361239°16°12503895341953
152025/01/18 22:241239°434235242771
142025/01/18 18:481256°10°8221635121008
132025/01/18 15:480343°7713063321077
122025/01/18 15:122318°46°28980206446
112025/01/18 11:001262°625217306822
102025/01/18 01:362333°64°6873682421692
92025/01/17 22:361204°10°469109332657
82025/01/17 22:361206°8485872901785
72025/01/17 21:361246°26°53857462664
62025/01/17 21:241338°26°40087332664
52025/01/17 16:001341°28°37971226496
42025/01/17 14:482179°32°15627094111838
32025/01/17 14:002166°38°43436359496
22025/01/17 10:002209°12°22169128332
12025/01/17 01:252216°10°9654593231644

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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