Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at a very low level. The largest event since the last message was a C3.0 flare at 01:10 UT today from a northeast limb region (N11E88). NOAA 14517 was the source of two C1 flares plus five high B-class flares, which has a beta/ E-type configuration. Today we will switch the target to NOAA 14517. The previous target NOAA 14513 (N04W60) has been downgraded to a beta/D-type region, decreasing in the sunspot area and number of spots significantly. Additional C-class activity is expected from NOAA 14517 and also the northeast limb region.
The position of NOAA 14517 on August 30 at 03:30 UT is: N09W74 (902", 115")
See http://www.SolarMonitor.org 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)