Halo CME Mail

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:33

From: Guillermo Stenborg

Subject: Full Halo Event on 2006/10/31, probably backsided


Status: O

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LASCO observed a full Halo Event on 2006/10/31. The event was first
seen in the LASCO C2 FOV as a faint and diffuse front all above the
N Pole at 04:30 UT extending up to the E limb (1). A brighter feature 
(ragged front) shows up on the W at 05:06 UT with some faint and 
diffuse extensions (2) to S up to the E Limb. All together, the event 
looks like a full halo event by this time ((elliptical shape), the 
signal being barely above the limb on the S Pole. Feature (1) is 
first seen in C3 at 05:18 UT, all above the E limb and N Pole. Feature
(2) shows up on W at 06:42 UT, and at 08:18 UT the C3 occulting
disk appears fully surrounded (difficult to establish the relationship 
between features (1) and (2)). The mean plane-of-sky speed of the 
outermost part of the LE of the complex event at different position 
angles is shown below (based on C3 data):

PA 085: ~ 450 km/sec (showing slight deceleration)
PA 310: ~ 670 km/sec (showing slight deceleration)
PA 204: ~ 210 km/sec (showing slight deceleration), most likely 
related to Feature (1)

No frontsided signatures prior to the event on EIT 195 images, nor 
significant X-ray events were reported by the time. However, EIT 195
images seems to show the apparent slow lift-off of a prominence on NW
between 03:48 - 11:12 UT, though it is really hard to say due to 
its faintness and size.
 
In summary, the event has therefore been determined as a full Halo Event
probably backsided based on the lack of significant frontsided activity.
However please be aware that EIT 195 images did not show signatures 
of a backsided event either.

Movies and images of the event will shortly be made available at: 

ftp://ares.nrl.navy.mil/pub/lasco/halo/20061031


Best wishes,

	Guillermo Stenborg


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Dr. Guillermo A. Stenborg   
SOHO-LASCO Operations Scientist,                                           
CUA, MC 612.5, Bldg 26, Rm 001,   F: +1-301-286-0264         
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD 20771.              P: +1-301-286-2941

e-mail: stenborg@kreutz.nascom.nasa.gov
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