Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity remains at a low level. Several flares have been produced
since the last message, the largest being a C7.4 from NOAA 14420 at 15:24
UT yesterday. NOAA 14420 is now close to transiting fully beyond the
northwestern limb, however it has still produced some partially occulted
flares since the last message. Newly numbered active region NOAA 14431 has
moved onto the disk from the southeastern limb, this region has shown
notable signs of sunspot dynamism since coming into view. The target region
will switch to NOAA 14431, however while still possible, attention should
be paid to the limb location of NOAA 14420 for the chance of some final
occulted events. Additional C-class activity is expected in the next 24
hours.
The position of NOAA 14431 on 02-May-2026 at 03:30 UT is:
N16E51, (-712", -221")
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,
Harry Greatorex (Queen's University Belfast)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues steadily at a low level. NOAA 14420 a small number
of flares since the last message, the largest being a pair of C1.9 flares
at 04:12 and 09:29 UT today, respectively . NOAA 14420 is now transiting
the northwestern limb and still shows signs of strong flux. This region
will remain the target region while it is still in view. Further C-class
activity is expected.
The position of NOAA 14420 on 01-May-2026 at 11:30 UT is:
N16W76, (888", 277")
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,
Harry Greatorex (Queen's University Belfast)