LASCO Activity Report for
December 17, 2007 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

Bright Kreutz comet seen in C2 and C3 fields of view, 12/14 C2 01:31-09:54 UT 
before dissapearing behind the C2 occulting disk. 
This is SOHO-1418, 1418 comets discovered by SOHO since mission launch in December 1995.   

2007/12/14 (Friday)

09:54 UT  N West	Very thin spray-like front, top of a narrow and elongated 
			loop front.

10:30 UT  ES East	Diffuse and very narrow loop-like front that fades 
			through C2.

14:30 UT  N West	Loop front that seems to disintegrate throughout C2.
			

2007/12/15 (Saturday)

03:54 UT  N West	Elongated loop front (spray-like top). Trailing material.
			WIDTH in C3 at 11:18 UT: < 25 deg.

13:54 UT  ES East	Faint and diffuse jet-like front.

21:30 UT  S East	Faint and diffuse jet-like front.

2007/12/16 (Sunday)

06:30 UT  E Limb	Diffuse brightening precedes the development of a big
			loop (rather circular) front toward ESE, that seems to
			have a twist (kink). Faint diffuse extensions on ENE. 
			Some trailing material on E. An apparently distinct 
			front can be seen in the trailing material by 20:30 UT.
			WIDTH of the event in C3 (diffuse extensions included) 
			at 17:18 UT: ~ 80 deg.
			
20:06 UT  W Limb	Faint ragged front.
			

2007/12/17 (Monday)

08:54 UT  W Limb	Faint ragged front.

Last C2 image available by the time of writing:  12:06 UT