Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has been at an intermediate level since the last message.
The target region nearby the northeast limb has been numbered as
NOAA 13536 with an alpha/H-type magnetic configuration. 13536
continued to be the most flare-productive region on the visible disk,
being the source of several low-to-mid C-class flares as well as the
largest magnitude event in the period - an M2.4 at 08:33 UT today.
The Major Flare Watch shall remain in effect with NOAA 13536 as
the target region. Additional low M-class flares are expected with
a chance of another >M5 flare in the next few days.
The position of NOAA 13536 on 1-Jan-2024 at 08:30 UT is:
N05E70 (-914",102")
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,
De-Chao Song (Purple Mountain Observatory)