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.
252025/05/05 09:122108°30°8815276202017
242025/05/05 06:48126°14°8441994961137
232025/05/05 01:36038355273408
222025/05/05 00:362248°18°22713211252
212025/05/05 00:364253°68°26257184408
202025/05/04 21:121262°8202704801201
192025/05/04 15:241252°14°11573644691250
182025/05/04 12:120104°18°23835208325
172025/05/04 10:482201°20°12015464881953
162025/05/04 09:241253°7102544801116
152025/05/04 08:00194°18°32294279504
142025/05/03 18:121245°4006491681644
132025/05/03 17:361253°16°4733152851249
122025/05/02 09:122123°12°5562713811116
112025/05/02 02:24289°16°306100235459
102025/05/02 00:24254°24267119288
92025/05/01 18:24192°14°32083202446
82025/05/01 15:121233°228121183466
72025/05/01 15:121238°22°19459133343
62025/05/01 09:121232°14°81297600892
52025/04/30 04:24140°522130428762
42025/04/30 04:241196°14°336130104496
32025/04/30 03:24337°49243446565
22025/04/30 00:361166°10°6417654521953
12025/04/30 00:24240°26°372168312762

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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