This unusual and clearly helical Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was observed by the LASCO C2 coronagraph on June 2, 1998. In coronagraph images, direct sunlight is blocked by an occulter, revealing the surrounding faint corona. The approximate size of the Sun is represented by the white circle.

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