MM#009 Default Target
Dear Collaborators,
Target region NOAA 2918 (N20W36) has decayed and produced only a few B-class events since the last message. The target will switch back to NOAA 2916. 2916 has decayed slightly but remains the largest region on the visible disk with its E-type/beta sunspot group. 2916 was the source of a C4.6 event at 12/29/04:28. Another C-class event likely with a slight chance of an isolated M-class event in the next 24 hour period.
The position of NOAA 2916 on December 29 at 15:00 UT is: S17W17 (Solar X = 274", Solar Y = -244")
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,
Bill Marquette (Helio Research)