Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a very low level. The newly spotted region in the North East quadrant is now numbered NOAA 12641. This region has been designated as a beta/C-type sunspot group classification and displays a double bipole magnetic structure. NOAA 12641 has been the source of six B-class events over the past 24 hours, including the largest flare within the period (a B9.3 on 27-Feb-2017 at 20:07 UT). Further B-class activity is expected over the following 24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 12641 on 28-Feb-2017 at 20:00 UT is:
N15E35, ( -538", 346" )
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,
Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)