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Solar alert




Issued on 2023 Aug 02 1444 UTC



A partial halo Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) has been seen in SOHO/LASCO-C2 images at 09:12 UTC and detected by Cactus tool. This partial halo CME is associated with the filament eruption near the central meridian. This halo CME has an projected angular width of 138 degrees and a projected speed of 488 km/s, as measured by Cactus tool. Earth directed component of CME has been identified. Further analysis is on-going to estimate the arrival time of potential glancing blow of this CME.




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