Dear Collaborators,
The visible solar disk remains spotless. The largest X-ray event since the last message was an A8.7 at 05:59 UT on May 17, produced by a region near the southeast limb (S23E70). The target region (N32E75) produced three low A-class X-ray events. It is rotating onto the visible disk and continues to show EUV jets. More A-class activities are expected in the next 24 hours.
The approximate position of the target on May 18 at 01:30 UT is: N32E75 (-800", 510")
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,
Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)