Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has continued at low levels since the last message.
NOAA 12859 remains the source of low B-level activity, including a
B8.8 flare at 12:03 UT today. The region remains unchanged in terms of
size and complexity, and shall continue as the target region for the
next 24 hours. Further B-level activity possible, as well as a chance
for a C-class flare.
The position of NOAA 12859 on 24-Aug-2021 at 11:30 UT is:
N19E39, ( -566", 222" )
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 (Queen's University Belfast)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at low levels. NOAA 12859 in the northeast
quadrant has continued to produce B-level activity since the last
message, but remains largely unchanged. It retains its beta
configuration and shall continue as the target region. Further B-level
activity possible with chance for an isolated C-class flare.
The position of NOAA 12859 on 23-Aug-2021 at 11:30 UT is:
N19E52, ( -708", 240" )
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 (Queen's University Belfast)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a low level. The target region has now been designated
as NOAA 12859 and classified as a beta/C-type sunspot group. NOAA 12859 has
continued to produce multiple B-class flares since the last message as well
as three C-class flares, the largest of which was a C1.9 on 22-Aug-2021 at
10:16 UT. Further B-class flares are expected over the next 24 hours, with
a good chance for low-to-mid C-class flares.
The position of NOAA 12859 on 22-Aug-2021 at 22:00 UT is:
N20E60 , ( -774", 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 (Northumbria University)
Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is very low. The target region has rotated
further on disk. Although the main leading polarity spot can be seen to
be displaying a light bridge, this region remains too close to the limb
for accurate classification. The target region has continued to produce
B-class flares since the last message, the largest of which was a B4.9
on 21-Aug-2021 at 11:28 UT. Further B-class activity is expected in the
following 24-hour period, with a chance for additional C-class flares.
The approximate position of this region on 21-Aug-2021 at 22:00 UT is:
N20E74 , ( -857", 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 (Northumbria University)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a low level. Yesterday's target region has begun
rotating over the North East limb with its main leading polarity spot
coming into view. This region has produced multiple B-class and three
C-class events since the last message, including the largest flare of
the period (a C3.0 on 20-Aug-2021 at 15:50 UT), all of which are still
footpoint occulted by the North East limb. Further C-class flares are
expected over the next 24 hours.
The approximate position of this region on 20-Aug-2021 at 22:00 UT is:
N20E90 , ( -891", 322" )
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)
Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is extremely low. Yesterday's target
region has been designated as NOAA 12858 and was classified as a
beta/C-type sunspot group, but only produced A-class activity. A
region lies beyond the North East limb but its mid-to-high-lying
loops are currently visible. This new region produced the largest
flare since the last message (a B2.1 on 19-Aug-2021 at 15:49 UT),
but this was clearly a footpoint occulted event. This new region
becomes the target, and additional B-class flares are expected in
the following 24-hour period.
The approximate position of this region on 19-Aug-2021 at 21:30 UT is:
N23E90 , ( -873", 368" )
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)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at an extremely low level. Target region NOAA 12857 has
decayed in the past 24 hours becoming classified as a beta/B-type sunspot
group at the start of the UT day but it has now lost its leading spots. A
new flux region has emerged close to the central meridian since the last
message. This new region has formed spots in both polarities with neither
showing penumbrae (expected to be classed as a beta/B-type sunspot group),
but it has already produced 2 B-class flares (including the largest event
of the period, a B2.8 flare on 18-Aug-2021 at 19:58 UT). The new magnetic
flux region becomes the target, with further B-class flares expected over
the next 24 hours.
The approximate position of this region on 18-Aug-2021 at 21:30 UT is:
N13E01 , ( -15", 103" )
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)
Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is extremely low. Target region NOAA 12857
developed penumbrae on leading and trailing spots to become classified
as a beta/D-type sunspot group at the beginning of the UT day while it
continued to produce A-class activity. However, since then NOAA 12857
has decayed slightly and no longer has any pores/spots present in its
intermediate portion. B-class activity is probable over the following
24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 12857 on 17-Aug-2021 at 20:00 UT is:
N17W38 , ( 559", 192" )
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)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a very low level. Target region NOAA 12853 has
decayed further and has shown no signs of flaring activity since the
last message. NOAA 12857 has the most substantial spots on the disk
and is classified as a beta/B-type sunspot group at the start of the
UT day, although it has consolidated some of its intermediate pores
into a spot. NOAA 12857 has been the source of A-class activity and
two B-class flares that were the largest magnitude events since the
last message (a B3.4 flare and a B1.3 flare on 16-Aug-2021 at 07:05
UT and 09:15 UT, respectively). This region becomes the new target,
with B-class activity expected in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 12857 on 16-Aug-2021 at 20:00 UT is:
N18W25 , ( 381", 196" )
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)
MM#009 Default Target
Dear Collaborators,
Target region NOAA 2853 was unchanged with no
noteworthy events during the past 24 hours. The
filament located along the region's main magnetic
inversion line continues to have phases of some activity.
B-class events are possible with only a slight chance
of an isolated C-class event in the next 24 hour period
The position of NOAA 2853 on August 15 at 14:00 UT is:
N25W23 (Solar X = 337", Solar Y =307")
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,
Bill Marquette (Helio Research)