Solar activity continues to be low since the last message.
The largest event in the period was a C2.0 flare at 11:42 UT today
(6/18) produced by NOAA 14470. This region is also the source of
another C class flare (C1.0 at 07:38 UT) and several B-class events
in the last 12 hours. Yesterday's target, NOAA 14465 only produced
two high-B class flares. A newly emerged bi-polar sunspots in the
Northeast quadrant is not assigned a number yet, but produced two
B class flares yesterday.
Today, we will switch the target back to NOAA 14470 due to the recent
flare history. We will observe the area of its following sunspots
with mixed polarity. Additional high-B to low-C class events are
expected.
The position of the target in NOAA 14470 on 18-Jun-2026 at
16:00 UT is: N07E48 (-699", 108").
See
http://www.SolarMonitor.org for images and
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtmlfor a description of the current Max Millennium Observing Plan.
Regards,
Aki Takeda (Montana State University)
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