Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is medium-to-high. The magnetic flux region
that had begun rotating over the North East limb yesterday now displays
a mature leading spot with penumbra and a small opposite-polarity spot
slightly South East of the main spot (but with disconnected penumbrae,
so not a delta configuration). This region is expected to be designated
as NOAA 12822 at the end of the UT day and it has continued to produce
B-class flares since the last message as well as an M3.9 on 7-May-2021
at 18:43 UT. At this point the Max Millennium Program prematurely ends
its support of the Parker Solar Probe 8th perihelion passage and moves
straight into an MM#003 Major Flare Watch due to the region's potential
to produce an M5 or greater flare. C-class flare activity is expected
in the next 24 hours, with a good chance for another M-class flare.
The approximate position of this region on 7-May-2021 at 21:00 UT is:
N18E74 , ( -870", 308" )
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. There continues to be no spots
on the visible solar disk. A pre-existing magnetic flux region is now
rotating over the North East limb and has produced several low B-class
flares since the last message. Further B-class activity is expected in
the following 24 hours. The Max Millennium Program continues supporting
the coordination of observations for the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 8th
perihelion passage. The PSP model-consensus magnetic-footpoint location
that is today's target remains in the Northern polar coronal hole, but
has continued to drift Northwards.
The approximate position of this region on 6-May-2021 at 22:30 UT is:
N57W72 , ( 493", 806" )
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. The visible solar disk
remains free of spots, and no significant flares have occurred since
the last message. No change in flaring activity is expected over the
next 24-hour period. The Max Millennium Program continues to support
the 8th perihelion passage of Parker Solar Probe (PSP). The target
is still the Northern polar coronal hole that is the model-consensus
magnetic-footpoint location of PSP.
The approximate position of this region on 5-May-2021 at 23:00 UT is:
N53W72 , ( 544", 769" )
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. The visible disk continues
to be devoid of spots, and a few low B-class flares have occurred since
the last message (from a new small flux region that has just emerged as
it rotated up to the North West limb). No change in flaring activity is
expected in the following 24 hours. The Max Millennium Program maintains
its support of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 8th perihelion passage. The
model-consensus magnetic-footpoint location of PSP has changed from the
last message, tracking northwards to now target the polar coronal hole.
The approximate position of this region on 4-May-2021 at 21:00 UT is:
N48W64 , ( 579", 723" )
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. An unspotted plage
region has rotated over the South East limb while the visible disk
remains devoid of spots. No significant X-ray flares have occurred
since the last message and no change in flare activity is expected
in the next 24-hour period. The Max Millennium Program continues to
support coordination of observations during the Parker Solar Probe
(PSP) 8th perihelion passage. The target stays on the Eastern edge
of the Northern hemisphere coronal hole that is the model-consensus
magnetic-footpoint location which PSP is co-rotating with.
The approximate position of this region on 3-May-2021 at 19:00 UT is:
N12W60 , ( 807", 229" )
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. NOAA region 12820 has
now rotated over South West limb while NOAA 12818 decayed to plage
before also rotating over the same limb. No flares have occurred
since the last message and no change in flare activity is expected
over the following 24 hours. The Max Millennium Program continues
supporting the 8th perihelion passage of Parker Solar Probe (PSP)
by the target remaining as the model-consensus magnetic-footpoint
location of PSP, the Eastern edge of the Northern hemisphere low-
latitude coronal hole.
The approximate position of this region on 2-May-2021 at 18:00 UT is:
N11W48 , ( 696", 225" )
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. NOAA 12821 has now
rotated over South West limb while NOAA 12818 and 12820 will also
soon rotate over the same limb. NOAA 12820 was the only region to
produce a flare, a single B1.7 on 1-May-2021 at 19:50 UT. There is
no change in flaring activity expected in the next 24-hour period.
The Max Millennium Program continues supporting the Parker Solar
Probe (PSP) 8th perihelion passage by choosing to target the PSP
model-consensus magnetic-footpoint location. PSP has undergone a
heliospheric current sheet crossing since the last message so the
target now changes to the Eastern edge of the Northern hemisphere
low-latitude coronal hole.
The approximate position of this region on 1-May-2021 at 22:00 UT is:
N11W37 , ( 564", 235" )
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. NOAA regions 12818, 12820 and
12821 have all continued to decay since the last message. Both NOAA
12820 and 12821 have produced flare activity since the last message,
but no increase in flare activity is expected over the following 24
hours. The Max Millennium Program will continue to support the 8th
perihelion passage of Parker Solar Probe (PSP). The model-consensus
magnetic-footpoint location of PSP that is our target remains on the
edge of the coronal hole that is close to disk centre.
The approximate position of this region on 30-Apr-2021 at 21:00 UT is:
S16W07 , ( 112", -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)
Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is extremely low. The visible solar disk
continues to have 3 spotted NOAA regions (12818, 12820, 12821) which
are all in decay phase. NOAA 12820 was the only region that produced
any activity since the last message (a B1.1 flare on 29-Apr-2021 at
13:51 UT) and no change in flaring activity is expected in the next
24-hour period. The Max Millennium Program continues to support the
Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 8th perihelion passage. The target will be
the PSP model-consensus magnetic-footpoint location that has changed
from yesterday's pointing at the edge of the southern polar coronal
hole to a different coronal hole located close to the disk centre.
The approximate position of this region on 29-Apr-2021 at 18:00 UT is:
S17E19 , ( -298", -214" )
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 remains at a very low level. The target region NOAA 12821
and nearby slightly larger region NOAA 12820 have both decayed somewhat
since the last message. 12820 produced a few low-B-class flares, and no
change in flare activity is expected in the following 24 hours. At this
point the Max Millennium target changes to support the coordination of
observations for the 8th perihelion passage of Parker Solar Probe (PSP
encounter 8). The target is the expected magnetic-footpoint location of
PSP that is currently estimated as being the edge of the Southern polar
coronal hole close to the South East limb.
The approximate position of this region on 28-Apr-2021 at 21:00 UT is:
S55E85 , ( -543", -774" )
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)