LASCO Activity Report for
May 17, 2002 SOHO Science Daily Meeting

Planner: K. Schenk, G. Lawrence

Event times are first frame seen in C2 camera unless otherwise noted.
These are preliminary observations for the daily SOHO science discussions.
Final analysis is reported on the Lasco CME list.
An archive of these reports is available.


Points Of Interest

None today


2002/05/16

00:50 UT  HALO		Faint front in SE is followed by bright 
			well-defined loop front elsewhere in next
			image, forming full halo CME by 02:06.
			Some continued outflow. C3.4 flare AR9948,
			EIT activity more widespread and prolonged

06:26 UT  S West	Bright loop front with cavity. Much gusty outflow

07:27 UT  E Limb	Fan-like front, quite faint

07:50 UT  N East	Ragged front along streamer

08:06 UT  S East	Spray

10:50 UT  E Limb	Spray, N of previous event

13:27 UT  S West	Faint narrow loop front

14:50 UT  E Limb	Spray, similar to 10:50 event

18:26 UT  N East	Faint wide loop front with cavity and
			small faint core	

2002/05/17

01:27 UT  S East	Narrow bright loop front with cavity and
			core and much trailing material

01:50 UT  E Limb	Narrow bright ragged front, quite fast,
			cavity and core follow

02:06 UT  N East	Small faint blob-like front fades through C2

08:06 UT  N East	Wide bright loop front fills quadrant.
			Cavity, core and much trailing material follow

09:50 UT  S East	Very faint loop front with brighter core.
			Possibly residual to 01:27 event?

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