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.
252025/05/22 15:36152°66°26774107395
242025/05/22 08:248341°36°3776191081644
232025/05/22 06:362357°28°29249191367
222025/05/22 03:24224°10°145115142385
212025/05/21 16:12573°312°183821510081953IV
202025/05/21 13:483247°64°51277312625
192025/05/21 09:00177°16°5893892841411
182025/05/20 21:12289°16°595159277801
172025/05/20 21:12283°12°359101150434
162025/05/20 18:481139°28°10726003852016
152025/05/20 14:241269°28°434119221548
142025/05/20 08:48275°16°14883117261559
132025/05/20 04:24213°12°183814115621953
122025/05/20 00:24188°10°4403552001158
112025/05/19 21:122323°23634194294
102025/05/19 18:00165°12°378102254508
92025/05/19 12:36146°10°13893047121574
82025/05/19 12:00053°12°12432378011488
72025/05/19 07:362277°12°17537126238
62025/05/18 23:487329°96°21940168336II
52025/05/18 19:001356°10°5437583811953
42025/05/18 17:361279°44°21828164280
32025/05/18 13:251312°21768179343
22025/05/18 12:482276°38°21737171332
12025/05/17 14:000331°16°292121286538

Data credit: SIDC - Cactus

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