CME 19990806

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Table 1 - General Information

CME ID
Time (UT)
PA (deg)
Speed (km/sec)
Acceleration (m/sec2)
Mass (g)
Type II RB
X Flare
19990806.175005.p280s
17:50
260
489
-14.2
-------
Yes
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d99.08.06.15:36:10.ovi.dat
225
15:37:30
15:57:30
2.30
13
75


16:00:45
16:03:15
2.60
13
75


16:03:38
16:04:53
2.60
13
75


16:05:04
16:06:19
2.60
13
75


16:07:00
16:27:00
2.30
13
75


16:30:14
16:35:14
2.60
13
75


16:36:28
16:56:28
2.30
13
75


16:59:42
17:04:42
2.60
13
75


17:05:57
17:25:57
2.30
13
75


17:29:11
17:34:11
2.60
13
75
d99.08.06.17:34:56.ovi.dat
225
17:35:26
17:55:26
2.30
13
75


17:58:41
18:03:41
2.60
13
75


18:04:54
18:24:54
2.30
13
75


18:28:18
18:33:18
2.60
13
75


18:34:35
18:54:35
2.30
13
75


18:57:52
19:02:52
2.60
13
75


19:04:06
19:24:06
2.30
13
75


19:27:28
19:32:28
2.60
13
75
d99.08.06.19:33:12.ovi.dat
225
19:33:45
19:53:45
2.30
13
75


19:57:01
20:02:01
2.60
13
75


20:03:16
20:23:16
2.30
13
75


20:26:30
20:31:30
2.60
13
75


20:32:47
20:52:47
2.30
13
75

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d99.08.06.15:36:10.ovi.dat
1030.40
1039.20

997.500
1000.50

985.400
990.400

1212.10
1216.70

976.100
978.900

1222.70
1225.30
d99.08.06.17:34:56.ovi.dat
1030.40
1039.20

997.500
1000.50

985.400
990.400

1212.10
1216.70

976.100
978.900

1222.70
1225.30
d99.08.06.19:33:12.ovi.dat
1030.40
1039.20

997.500
1000.50

985.400
990.400

1212.10
1216.70

976.100
978.900

1222.70
1225.30


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
1999/08/06 16:36 0 0 2.35 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

LyA intensity with background corona subtracted, showing void and brightening at the south side

O VI 1032 intensity with background corona subtracted


Interpretation

Front No
Void Yes
Shock No
Current Sheet No
Prominence No
Flare O VI No
Leg ?
Helix No

Comments

The brightening at the southern side (PA~218) is likely caused by compression of the streamer (seems to be the leg of an earlier CME) by this CME.

Last Update Fri Oct 17 16:21:13 2008