MM#021 Parker Solar Probe Perihelion Passage

Max Millennium Chief Observer mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Thu May 6 16:18:38 MDT 2021


Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity is at a very low level. There continues to be no spots
on the visible solar disk. A pre-existing magnetic flux region is now
rotating over the North East limb and has produced several low B-class
flares since the last message. Further B-class activity is expected in
the following 24 hours. The Max Millennium Program continues supporting
the coordination of observations for the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 8th
perihelion passage. The PSP model-consensus magnetic-footpoint location
that is today's target remains in the Northern polar coronal hole, but
has continued to drift Northwards.

The approximate position of this region on 6-May-2021 at 22:30 UT is:

N57W72 , ( 493", 806" )

See http://www.SolarMonitor.org for images and
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtml
for a description of the current Max Millennium Observing Plan.

Regards,

Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)


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