
LASCO Activity Report for
May 4, 2000 SOHO Science Daily Meeting
Planner: K. Schenk
Event times are first frame seen in C2 camera unless otherwise noted.
Point of Interest
Planet Jupiter in C3 field from East side, as of 4/27 08:00 UT.
Planet Saturn in C3 field of view from East side as of 5/1 12:00 UT.
Planet Mercury in C3 field of view from West side as of 5/2 12:42 UT.
2000/05/03
00:50 UT S West Split front CME. Bright front with
twisted structure. At 02:06 UT a 360 degree
HALO event takes place. This HALO determined
to be BACKSIDED! At 02:26 UT another bright
structure CME from the SSWest with bright
flux rope in Southward direction.
C2 HALO MPG Running Difference
2000/05/04
01:26 UT SS West Large event started during data gap.
Twisted structure with jet traveling over
South pole. Continued outflow.
04:26 UT West Limb Rough LE multiple event. 2nd event at 05:26 UT
with large emission and twisted structure.
At 08:26 UT a 3rd event follows behind.
At 10:26 UT a 4th event follows with a defined
jet-like CME.
08:50 UT N West Faint front event, rough LE.
11:46 UT S West Partial HALO CME. Large loop front CME.
with S Western projection. Very fast.
Position angle 165-310 degrees wide. Due to
M7 flare just over West limb.
Web curator:
K.M.Schenk
Responsible NASA official:
Joseph B. Gurman,
Facility Scientist, Solar Data Analysis Center
gurman@gsfc.nasa.gov
+1 301 286-4767
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Solar Physics Branch / Code 682
Greenbelt, MD 20771