Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is low. Target region NOAA 12962 remained stable since the last message, continuing to be classified as a beta/ C-type sunspot group. The spotted regions on the visible disk have all been unremarkable in terms of flaring activity since the last message. A new spotted region currently rotating over the North East limb has been the source of several C-class events, including the largest flare of the period - a C2.0 on 8-Mar-2022 at 03:01 UT. These would have all been foot-point occulted events, so potentially significantly higher in peak flux if they had occurred on disk. Further C-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a chance for a low M-class flare.
The approximate position of this region on 8-Mar-2022 at 22:00 UT is:
N24E90 , ( -882", 390" )
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)