Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has been at a moderate level since the last message. The largest event for the past 24 hours was an M1.3 flare at 02:01 UT today produced by a newly emerged region NOAA 13964 (N07W27). 13964 also produced eight C-class flares and has been designated as a beta/D-type configuration. The target region NOAA 13961 was the source of an M1.1 flare (at 03:08 UT today) and two high C-class flares. It retains a beta-gamma/E-type sunspot group. Today we will continue to watch NOAA 13961. Additional low M-class flares are probable from NOAA 13961 and 13964 in the next 24-hour period.
The position of NOAA 13961 on January 17 at 08:30 UT is: S09E40 (-621", -90")
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)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu