Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has reached moderate levels due to 2 M1 flares (an M1.4 at 11:37 UT and an M1.2 at 06:07 UT today) from NOAA 13477. This newly numbered region was very active and also produced 7 C-class flares. It was classified as an alpha/H-type sunspot group. Today the target shall switch to NOAA 13477 because of its high flaring productivity. Yesterday’s target NOAA 13474 (S18W22, beta-gamma/D-type) only produced a C5.0 and a C3.7 flare. Further C-class flares are expected with a good chance of another low-M flare in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 13477 on 1-Nov-2023 at 12:30 UT is:
S12E73 (-904", -221")
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,
Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)