Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity remains low since the last message. The largest event in the last 24 hours was a C6.5 flare at 02:56 UT today (2/28) from the West side of the leading sunspot of NOAA 14380, but activity from this region has reduced in the latest 12 hours.
The sunspot that rotated from the East limb (~N08 deg) yesterday was registered as NOAA 14381. This region is reported as the source of several low-C class flares, but some of them appear to come from the area behind the limb rather than from the sunspot on the solar disk.
Today, we will switch the target to NOAA 14381 because of the recent flare history. We will observe the East of the main sunspot so that its Eastern extension is covered. Additional C class events are expected.
The position of the target in NOAA 14381 on 28-February-2026 at 17:00 UT is: N08E76 (-931", 169").
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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) --
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu