Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has been at a low level since the last message. The largest event was a C9.6 flare at 22:44 UT on 3/1 from the Southeast limb, but the source region is still unclear, as the sunspot is not visible at the latitude of this event. Yesterday's target, NOAA 14006 further reduced the sunspot area with no record of flare activity.
Two new sunspots are emerging close to the Southeast limb at the latitude range 10 to 20 degree South, both of which are yet unnumbered. The Western spot located at the latitude 18 degree South repeats several low-C class flares in the past 24 hours. Today, we will switch our default target to this small region following this flare history. Additional C-class events are expected.
The position of the target on 2-March-2025 at 17:00 UT is: S18E49 (-698", -229").
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) ---