LASCO and EIT observed a partial halo CME on 2001/09/29.
The event was first observed in C2 at 11:54 UT as a faint
loop front in the NE. By 12:30 UT this front spanned some
210 deg over both poles from PA 355 to PA 210. The front
first appeared in C3 at 12:42 UT with maximal coverage of
the C3 occultor by 14:42 UT. The plane of sky speed of
the front was measured as 521 km/s at PA 82 (E) with a
slight deceleration through the coronagraphs' fields of
view.

The CME was most probably associated with an M1.8 X-ray flare
in AR9636 between 10:19 and 11:48 UT with peak emission at 11:06.
EIT also observed this flare between 10:28 and 11:48, peaking at
10:50. SEC places the flare at N13E03. Neither a dimming nor an
EIT wave were observed in association with this event. Bright
post-eruption loops are clearly visible from about 12:00 UT.


Oct 22, 2001 Shift Report
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The loads were interrupted Sunday by an extremely soft solar proton
event, which essentially didn't register on GOES 10 MEV and higher
energy protons. 
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at active to major storm
levels. We may also be hit by a previous CME later today. This may be
manifested by spikes in GOES .9 to 4 MEV proton rates in the 1200 to
1600 time frame.