Dear Collaborators,
The target region NOAA 3272 (E-type/beta-gamma) is decaying, losing sunspot area but is still maintaining its beta-gamma magnetic configuration. 3272 produced several C-class events since the last message. The largest was a C9.0 at 04/09/06:08 UT. A region located beyond the southeastern limb at approximately S23 was the source of several occulted C-class events. It is very possible that we will switch to this new region tomorrow. C-class events are expected with the chance of an isolated M-class in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 3272 on April 09 at 14:30 UT is:
S23E43 (-603", -305")
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)