Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Target region NOAA 11598 is beginning to show signs of entering decay phase, having decreased in number of spots and area coverage over the previous 24 hours. This region has maintained a NOAA designation as a beta-delta/D-type sunspot group, also showing a mixed polarity region in its lower trailing spots. Although 11598 has only produced C-class activity since the last message, the Major Flare Watch campaign will remain in effect for another 24 hours due to the continued presence of an evolving strong field gradient delta spot.
The position of NOAA 11598 on 25-Oct-2012 at 11:00 UT is:
S12E23, ( -369", -276" )
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,
Shaun Bloomfield (Trinity College Dublin)