LASCO Activity Report for
May 5, 2003 SOHO Science Daily Meeting

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

Mercury is now visible in C3 images moving L to R

2003/05/02

06:50 UT  S East	Wide fan-like front, fairly fast

08:26 UT  S West	Ragged loop front along streamer with slight
			cavity and some trailing material, another
			similar event at 12:26, narrower fainter event 
			at 22:26

23:06 UT  N East	Wide bright loop front with cavity and large
			core, follows slow loops and loop fronts 
			along wide bright streamer that has been
			swelling and brightening for several hours,
			leading to partial blowout. Fainter extensions
			over to NW streamer which is deflected

2003/05/03

08:06 UT  S East	Faint narrow jet

09:06 UT  S West	Ragged front along streamer, some outflow

09:26 UT  S East	Narrow jet to S of 08:06 event

20:50 UT  N East	Narrow ragged infalling front

2003/05/04

02:50 UT  S East	Very faint spray

11:26 UT  N West	Faint front and slight cavity show slight 
			non-radial motion

19:27 UT  S West	Faster brighter fronts follow extremely 
			slow loops and loop fronts that have been 
			rising along a wide bright streamer for
			several hours. Partial blowout follows

19:58 UT  W Limb	Faint fan-like front

2003/05/05

03:50 UT  S West	Further wider but very slow loops and loop
			fronts follow earlier material along streamer.
			Much trailing material leading to streamer 
			blowout. Prolonged, slow event