Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a very low level. The target region at the North
West limb has continued to be the source of C-class activity in the
form of three flares that included the largest flare in the period -
a C2.7 on 19-Oct-2023 at 13:52 UT. This limb location remains as the
target for the next 24-hour period because the three spotted regions
on disk have all shown signs of decay and were unremarkable in terms
of flaring. More low C-class flares are probable over the following
24-hour period.
The approximate position of this region on 19-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N23W90 , ( 886", 374" )
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. Target region NOAA 13463
has decayed losing its spots, and remained flare quiet since the
last message. The largest flare in the period came from the North
West limb - a C1.6 on 18-Oct-2023 at 01:31 UT. This limb location
becomes the target for the following 24-hour period because the 3
spotted regions on disk have been stable in terms of magnetic flux
and unremarkable in terms of flaring. C-class activity is probable
in the next 24 hours.
The approximate position of this region on 18-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N27W90 , ( 858", 435" )
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. The target region near the North East
limb has rotated on disk but was flare quiet since the last message. It
remained unnumbered at the start of the UT day, but appears to have a
small sunspot in its leading polarity flux and an overall beta magnetic
configuration. NOAA 13463 (an alpha/A-type sunspot group) was the most
flare-productive region in the period with two C-class flares including
the largest magnitude flare - a C2.2 on 17-Oct-2023 at 04:27 UT. NOAA
13463 becomes the target. C-class flares are probable in the following
24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 13463 on 17-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
S17W40 , ( 592", -351" )
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 low. Target region NOAA 13464 remained
stable since the last message, continuing to be classified as a beta/
C-type sunspot group. NOAA 13464 produced one C-class flare in the
period, while a new region that is currently rotating into view over
the North East limb produced the largest magnitude flare - a C9.9 on
16-Oct-2023 at 15:59 UT. This new limb region becomes the new target.
Further C-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a
small chance for a low M-class flare.
The approximate position of this region on 16-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N24E87 , ( -878", 385" )
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. Target region NOAA 13460 has again
remained stable since the last message, continuing to be classified
as a beta-gamma/D-type sunspot group. NOAA 13460 did not produce any
flares in the period while NOAA 13464 (a beta/C-type group) produced
a single flare that was the largest magnitude (a C3.9 on 15-Oct-2023
at 16:22 UT), and so becomes the new target. More C-class flares are
likely in the following 24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 13464 on 15-Oct-2023 at 20:00 UT is:
N04W02 , ( 35", -31" )
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 low. Target region NOAA 13460 has
remained stable since the last message, continuing to be classed
as a beta-gamma/D-type sunspot group. This region produced the
largest magnitude flare in the period, a C9.8 on 14-Oct-2023 at
04:58 UT. Additional C-class activity is expected over the next
24 hours.
The position of NOAA 13460 on 14-Oct-2023 at 20:00 UT is:
S10W55 , ( 778", -223" )
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. Target region NOAA 13451 has now
fully rotated over the North West limb. This region produced 3 low
C-class flares before disappearing from Earth-view. The region on
the visible disk that is the most magnetically complex is now NOAA
13460, a beta-gamma/D-type sunspot group. This region also produced
3 low C-class flares in the period and becomes the new target. More
C-class flares are expected in the following 24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 13460 on 13-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
S11W41 , ( 620", -258" )
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 low-to-moderate. Target region NOAA
13451 has now rotated up to the North West limb and remains classed
as a beta-gamma/E-type group (although proximity to the limb means
accurate classification is impossible). This region continued to be
the most flare-productive spot region, being the source of several
C-class flares as well as the largest magnitude event in the period
- an M1.1 on 12-Oct-2023 at 04:50 UT. NOAA 13451 will remain as the
target for a final 24 hours as it rotates fully out of view beyond
the North West limb. Further C-class activity is expected over the
next 24 hours, with a chance for another M-class flare.
The position of NOAA 13451 on 12-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N16W90 , ( 924", 263" )
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-to-moderate level. Target region NOAA
13451 appears to have been stable in size since the last message
and was classified as a beta-gamma/E-type, but its proximity to
the limb hampers accurate classification. This region continued
to be the most flare-productive region on disk, being the source
of several C-class flares including the largest magnitude event
in the period - a C7.2 on 11-Oct-2023 at 09:29 UT. Additional
C-class flares are expected in the following 24-hour period with
a small chance for another low M-class flare before NOAA 13451
rotates fully over the North West limb.
The position of NOAA 13451 on 11-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N17W85 , ( 915", 271" )
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 moderate. Target region NOAA 13451
was stable in spot area since the last message, maintaining its
beta-gamma/D-type classification. This region produced several
C-class flares in the period, along with the largest magnitude
flare - an M2.3 on 10-Oct-2023 at 12:08 UT. Another low M-class
flare (an M1.6 on 10-Oct-2023 at 01:55 UT) was produced between
NOAA 13451 and the nearby NOAA 13452 (a beta/E-type group). More
C-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a good
chance for another M-class flare.
The position of NOAA 13451 on 10-Oct-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N17W70 , ( 864", 245" )
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)