Solar activity has increased to a moderate level since the last
message due to a series of flares produced by a region approaching
the Southwest limb. This region emerged in the Southwest vicinity
of NOAA 14411, whose sunspots had vanished by the end of 4/10.
This unnumbered region produced 7 low-C class flares and several
B-class flares in the last 20 hours, although it undergoes limb
transit today(4/12). Yesterday's target, NOAA 14416 produced 2 B
class flares since the last message, but showing no further
activity during the last 20 hours.
Today we will switch the target to the Southwest limb region,
expecting additional C class activities during its progression over
the Southwest limb.
The position of the target on 12-April-2026 at 16:00 UT is:
S07W82 (941", -111").
See
http://www.SolarMonitor.org for images and
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtmlfor a description of the current Max Millennium Observing Plan.
Regards,
Aki Takeda (Montana State University)
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