MMmotd February 2016

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, The level of solar activity continues to be low. NOAA 12506 grew somewhat over the previous 24 hours, increasing in spot area and longitudinal extent. As a result NOAA 12506 is now classified as a beta-gamma/D-type sunspot group. This region was the source of the largest flare since the last message - a B6.9 on 29-Feb-2016 at 04:19 UT. More B-class flares are expected over the following 24 hours, with a chance for another low C-class flare. The position of NOAA 12506 on 29-Feb-2016 at 15:00 UT is: S05W15, ( 256", 33" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity is at a low level. NOAA region 12506 continued to grow over the past 24 hours, increasing in spot area, number of spots, and in longitudinal extent. This region is now classified as a beta/D-type sunspot group. 12506 produced 3 B-class flares since the last message, including the largest magnitude event of the period (a B4.5 on 28-Feb-2016 at 06:30 UT). Further B-class activity is expected over the following 24 hours, with a chance for an additional low C-class flare. The position of NOAA 12506 on 28-Feb-2016 at 21:30 UT is: S06W04, ( 66", 20" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 27 Feb '16

27 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, The level of solar activity remains low. NOAA 12506 grew somewhat in the past 24 hours, primarily in number of intermediate spots. This region continues to be classified as a beta/C-type sunspot group and since the last message has produced four B-class flares and a C3.3 flare on 27-Feb-2016 at 05:44 UT. More B-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a good chance for further low C-class flares. The position of NOAA 12506 on 27-Feb-2016 at 23:30 UT is: S07E09, ( -151", 2" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity is at a low level. NOAA region 12506 has continued to be the most flare-productive region on the visible disk and was the source of several B-class and a C1.0 flare on 26-Feb-2016 at 09:43 UT. This region has increased in size to become a beta/C-type sunspot group class over the past 24 hours. More B-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a chance for further low C-class flares. The position of NOAA 12506 on 26-Feb-2016 at 17:30 UT is: S07E25, ( -408", -8" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, The level of solar activity is low. Yesterday's target region has now been designated as NOAA region 12506 with a beta/B-type sunspot group classification. This region has produced six low-to-mid B-class flares since the last message. Further B-class activity is expected over the following 24 hours, with a chance for an additional low C-class flare. The position of NOAA 12506 on 25-Feb-2016 at 17:00 UT is: S07E39, ( -602", -24" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity is at a low level. The current target region remains unnumbered by NOAA even though it exhibits small spots in continuum images obtained from the SDO mission. This region has continued to be flare productive, being the source of the largest event since the last message (a C1.4 flare on 24-Feb-2016 at 12:23 UT). More B-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a chance for more low C-class flares. The approximate position of this region on 24-Feb-2016 at 15:00 UT is: S06E54, ( -778", -30" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, The level of solar activity continues to be very low. Although it remains unnumbered by NOAA, yesterday’s target region close to the South East limb exhibits small spots with no penumbra in a bipolar magnetic configuration (making it a small beta/B-type sunspot group classification). This continued to be the only region producing flares since the last message, being the source of a B9.7 event on 23-Feb-2016 at 01:01 UT. Further B-class activity is probable over the following 24 hours, with a chance of resuming C-class flaring. The approximate position of this region on 23-Feb-2016 at 12:00 UT is: S07E73, ( -921", -83" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity is at a very low level. The region that rotated over the South East limb in the last couple of days shows signs of small spot coverage, but has not yet been numbered by NOAA. This region has produced three B-class flares in the past 24 hours, including the largest flare of the period (a B8.7 on 22-Feb-2016 at 20:43 UT). Further B-class activity is probable over the next 24 hours, with a chance of this region resuming C-class flaring if the leading spot that is visible grows in area or additional trailing spots rotate into view. The approximate position of this region on 22-Feb-2016 at 23:00 UT is: S07E81, ( -951", -98" ) 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)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 21 Feb '16

21 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity is at the B-level. The region on the southeast limb has been quiescent since the last message. It is now on the disk and appears to be spotless. A newly emerged beta region in the northwest quadrant, designated as NOAA 12505, has produced some low-level events and shall be the new target region. The region appears to show signs of polarity mixing in its core and may produce some C-class flares over the next 24 hours. The position of NOAA 12505 on 21-Feb-2016 at 15:31 UT is: N08W41, ( 632", 223" ) 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, Ryan Milligan (NASA/GSFC)

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MM#009 Default HESSI Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 20 Feb '16

20 Feb '16

Dear RHESSI Collaborators, Solar activity continues at low levels. The region on the southeast limb produced a few low-level events since the last message, including a C2.7 flare at 22:49 UT yesterday. The region remains unnumbered, and its magnetic configuration is unclear at this time, but it shall continue to be the target region with additional B- and C-class flares likely over the next 24 hours. The position of the target region on 20-Feb-2016 at 15:35 UT is: S23E78, ( -874", -354" ) 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, Ryan Milligan (NASA/GSFC)

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