Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Yesterday's target region NOAA 11504 continues to lose spot area coverage
and number of spots as it rotates towards the solar South West limb. This
region has maintained a beta/E-type sunspot group classification, and has
produced a couple of C-class events in the past 24 hours. Further C-class
activity is probable before NOAA 11504 rotates over the limb, with a very
small chance for an isolated low M-class event.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 20-Jun-2012 at 09:30 UT is:
S16W70, ( 855", -269" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
NOAA region 11504 continues in decay phase, losing area coverage and
number of spots in the last 24 hours. Some of these changes might be
due to NOAA 11504 rotating towards the solar limb, but the Southern
trailing spot has significant fragmentation of its penumbra. Despite
this, 11504 has retained a beta/E-type sunspot group classification.
C-class activity is expected in the following 24 hours, with a small
chance for an isolated M-class event.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 19-Jun-2012 at 09:00 UT is:
S17W57, ( 758", -290" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Target region NOAA 11504 appears to be in decay phase with losing
a number of spots, while its reclassification to the less complex
beta/E-type sunspot group designation may be partly related to its
rotation towards the solar limb. This region has produced several
C-class events since yesterday's message, with the largest being a
C3.9 flare on 17-Jun-2012 at 17:36 UT. Further C-class activity is
expected in the next 24 hours, with a small chance for an isolated
M-class event.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 18-Jun-2012 at 10:30 UT is:
S17W45, ( 637", -293" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
NOAA region 11504 has grown further in area coverage in the past 24
hours, maintaining a beta-gamma/E-type sunspot group classification.
This region has been the source of several C-class events. Continued
C-class activity is likely in the next 24 hours, while the potential
still remains for an M-class event.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 17-Jun-2012 at 11:00 UT is:
S17W33, ( 494", -295" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Target region NOAA 11504 has continued to evolve in the past 24 hours,
growing
in area coverage and decreasing in number of spots. This region has
apparently
decreased in complexity with being reclassified as a beta-gamma/E-type
sunspot
group, although it does still contain strong horizontal field gradients.
11504
has produced several C-class events since yesterday's email, the largest
being
a C3.4 flare on 15-Jun-2012 at 13:07 UT. Further C-class activity is
expected,
with a good chance for an M-class event if 11504 continues to grow in area.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 16-Jun-2012 at 09:00 UT is:
S16W17, ( 265", -280" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
In the past 24 hours NOAA region 11504 has maintained spot area and
decreased in number of spots, primarily due to merging of existing
spots. This region remains classified as a beta-gamma-delta/E-type
sunspot group, producing several C-class events and a long-duration
M1.9 flare on 14-June-2012 at 12:52 UT. C-class activity is likely
in the following 24 hours, with a good chance for a low-to-moderate
magnitude M-class event.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 15-Jun-2012 at 09:00 UT is:
S16W04, ( 63", -279" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Current target region NOAA 11504 has almost doubled in spot area coverage
in the past 24 hours and continues to evolve into a more complex magnetic
configuration, now classified as a beta-gamma-delta/E-type sunspot group.
This region has produced numerous C-class events since yesterday's email,
and the long-duration M1.2 flare that began on 13-June-2012 at 11:29 UT.
Continued C-class activity is expected in the next 24 hours, with a good
chance for another M-class event if the degree of polarity mixing in NOAA
11504 increases.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 14-Jun-2012 at 09:00 UT is:
S17E09, ( -143", -292" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
NOAA region 11504 continues in growth phase, significantly increasing
in spot area coverage and number of spots. This region has maintained
a beta/E-type sunspot group class, but appears to have developed some
degree of polarity mixing in its intermediate portion since the NOAA
classifications were issued at 00:30 UT. Further C-class activity is
expected in the next 24 hours, with a chance for an M-class event if
new flux emerges within 11504.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 13-Jun-2012 at 09:30 UT is:
S17E23, ( -351", -290" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Yesterday's target region NOAA 11504 decreased in spot area, but increased
in number of spots and complexity in the past 24 hours. This region is now
classified as a beta/E-type sunspot group and has produced 2 C-class events
since the yesterday's message. Closely neighboring regions 11504 and 11505
both appear to be still in flux emergence phase, developing mature penumbra
around several spots. C-class activity is likely in the next 24 hours, with
a chance for a low M-class event if flux continues to emerge within 11504.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 12-Jun-2012 at 11:00 UT is:
S17E34, ( -506", -287" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)
Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Yesterday's target region NOAA 11504 has increased in both spot area
and number of spots and is classified as a beta/D-type sunspot group.
These increases appear to be to due to new flux emerging within the
region, rather than being due to rotation onto the solar disk. NOAA
11504 has continued to produce C-class events in the past 24 hours.
Further C-class activity is expected, with a good chance for another
M-class event if 11504 continues to experience flux emergence.
The position of NOAA 11504 on 11-Jun-2012 at 09:00 UT is:
S18E46, ( -649", -299" )
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 (Trinity College Dublin)