Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at a moderate level. The largest event since the last message was an M2.1 flare at 01/09/08:45 UT produced by NOAA 13181 (S20W27). 13181 has been designated as a beta-gamma/E-type configuration, with emerging new sunspots and new magnetic fluxes. The target region NOAA 13182 only produced a few low-to-mid C-class flares since the last message, though it has been classified as a beta-gamma-delta/E-type configuration. Today the Major Flare Watch region will switch to the southeast limb region, now numbered as NOAA 13184, which has produced five ~M1 flares. But if possible, please also include NOAA 13182 (S17E25) in your field of view. Additional low M-class flares are expected from various regions with a chance of an above M5 flare in the next 24-48 hours.
The position of NOAA 13184 on January 9 at 12:30 UT
S13E74 (-914", -201")
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,
Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)