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Out on a Limb! (December 15, 2005)


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This week we observed a very slow developing and narrow coronal mass ejection (CME). Over a 24 hour period (December 13-14, 2005), the bright region in the lower right of the corona very gradually extended itself further and further away as a fairly elongated thrust from the Sun until some force triggered its blasting out into space as a cloud of particles. When observed in the C2 coronagraphs like we see here, most CMEs develop and explode in just a few hours. This one certainly took its time, but when it came time to release, the rapid movement was more typical of your average CME.

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