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Go to topicThis video is composed of observations by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) onboard the ESA/NASA SOHO satellite from 21 November 2001 to 25 November 2001.
The data was very badly degraded from about 08:30 CET on 23 November 2001 through approximately 10:30 CET on 24 November 2001 as a result of the solar proton storm associated with X-ray flares that erupted on 22 November 2001 and the shock originating from the Coronal Mass Ejection.