Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity remains to be low since the last message. The largest event was a C5.7 flare at 00:47 UT on 2/18 from NOAA 13990. The target region, NOAA 13992 did not show further development in magnetic configuration only having produced several low-to-mid C class flares in the past 24 hours and now during the West limb passage.
NOAA 13998 is a new region that emerged a few days ago at the East of NOAA 13996 and showing more than 20 low-to-mid C class flares since then. This region is adding size and magnetic complexity and classified as a beta-delta type. We will observe the center portion of NOAA 13998 as a default target for the next 24 hours. Additional C class flares or larger are expected.
The position of the target in NOAA 13998 on 18-February-2025 at 16:30 UT is: S13E44 (-661", -149").
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)