Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest event since the last message was an isolated M1.8 flare at 18:13 UT on 11-May-2023 from NOAA 13294. This region retains a beta/C-type configuration and remains the sunspot area and the number of spots. Yesterday’s target NOAA 13296 (N15W70, beta-gamma/E-type) was only the source of multiple C-class flares and it shows magnetic signs of decay. Today the Major Flare Watch region shall switch to NOAA 13294. Further low-M flares are likely in the next 24-48 hours, with a small chance of an above M5 flare.
The position of NOAA 13294 on 12-May-2023 at 11:30 UT
S07W54 (764", -86")
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, Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)