Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity remains at a very low level. The visible side of the solar
disk is currently spotless except short-lived tiny pores appeared with
some EUV bright points. The largest event in the last 24 hours was a
C1.5 flare at 15:26 UT yesterday (2/22) associated with a filament
eruption from the Southwest limb. The target region, NOAA 14377 has
lost sunspot area and keeps flare-quiet for a few days.
There are at least two bright regions rotated from the East limb at
the latitude of N18 and N03 degrees, respectively, however no sunspot
can be seen with them and currently not showing flare activity.
There is a spotless bipolar region near the disk center, which produced
a B5.0 flare at 02:43 UT today. This region also produced a B6.6
flare two days ago (2/21). In the next 24 hours, we will switch the
default target to observe this unnumbered region near the disk center.
The position of the target region on 23-February-2026 at 17:00 UT is:
S06W05 (97", 11").
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,
Aki Takeda (Montana State University)
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity remains at a very low level. A small number of flares were
produced over the last 24 hours, the largest being a partially occulted
C2.2 from NOAA 14374 at 06:20 UT today. The solar disk remains quiet, but
shows signs of an active region approaching from the northeastern limb.The
target region will remain as NOAA 14377 but this, along with others, has
shown signs of decay. Further low C-class activity is expected.
The position of NOAA 14377 on 22-February-2026 at 16:30 UT is
N07W41, (633", 207")
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 has further declined since the last message. Two B-class
flares were produced in the last 24 hours, the largest being a B5.5 from an
unnumbered region in the southwest quadrant. Four small active regions
sparsely populate the western hemisphere of the solar disk, while coronal
holes dominate. The target region will remain NOAA 14377, further B-class
activity is expected in the next 24 hours, with a slight chance for low
isolated C-class events.
The position of NOAA 14377 on 21-February-2026 at 08:30 UT is
N07W21, (346", 228")
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 at a very low level. Four flares were produced
since the last message, the largest being a C2.8 from NOAA 14377 at 02:52
UT today. The solar disk remains dominated by coronal holes and appears
very quiet. The region beyond the southeastern limb appears to have
decayed. The target region will switch to NOAA 14377 in an effort to
capture some further activity from this region. Further low C-class
activity is expected.
The position of NOAA 14377 on 20-February-2026 at 12:30 UT is
N07W10, (167", 234")
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 is at a very low level. A small number of flares were
produced since the last message, the largest being a C2.2 at 20:17 UT
yesterday, in proximity to the southeastern region identified as the target
region. Large portions of the solar disk are occupied by coronal holes. The
currently numbered active regions on the disk have shown little sign of
activity since the last message. The target region will continue to be the
southeastern limb as there appears to be some structure appearing over the
limb. Further C-class activity is expected.
The approximate position of the Target Region on 19-February-2026 at 12:30
UT is:
S08E67, (-884", -88")
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 persists at a low level. The largest flare produced in the
last 24 hours was a C1.8 from NOAA 14374 at 23:07 UT yesterday. The target
region at the southeastern limb has begun to progress onto the solar disk.
As of this time, it does not yet have an active region number assigned.
Further C-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours as this region
continues to progress into view.
The approximate position of the Target Region on 18-February-2026 at 12:30
UT is:
S09E70, (-902", -111")
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 remains at a low level. A small number of events were
produced over the last 24 hours, the largest being a C1.1 flare at 12:10 UT
yesterday from an unnumbered active region in the southeastern quadrant,
close to the disk centre. The target region has continued to produce a
small number of additional partially-occulted flares since the last
message. The target region will remain as the region located over the
southeastern limb as it continues to progress onto the disk. Further
C-class activity is expected in the next 24 hours.
The approximate position of the Target Region on 17-February-2026 at 12:30
UT is:
S06E80, (-950", -80")
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 remains at a low level. Since the last message, a partially occulted
M2.5 flare was produced from a currently unnumbered active region beyond
the southeastern limb at 04:03 UT today. This region was also the site of
several further occulted flares in previous days. Due to the activity
associated with this region, the target region will now switch to the
southeastern limb around the site of the M-class flare. Further activity is
expected from this region as it begins to transit onto the disk.
The approximate position of the Target Region on 16-February-2026 at 12:30
UT is:
S09E84, (-954", -139")
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 at a very low level. One C-class flare was
produced at 07:19 UT today from an unnumbered active region in the
southwestern quadrant. NOAA 14373 has shown further signs of decay.
Elsewhere a large coronal hole occupies much of the space on the disk. For
now, NOAA 14373 will continue as the target region, with low C-class
activity expected in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 14373 on 15-February-2026 at 12:30 UT is
N10W50, (734", 241")
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 remains at a low level. A small number of flares were
produced over the last 24 hours, the largest being a C6.0 from NOAA 14374
at 11:02 UT today. Both NOAA 14374 and 14373 have remained relatively quiet
since the last message and have shown signs of decay. NOAA 14373 will
continue as the target region, further low C-class activity is expected.
The position of NOAA 14373 on 14-February-2026 at 16:30 UT is
N10W40, (616", 255")
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)