Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a low level. A developed spot, designated NOAA 11695, is progressing over the North East limb. This region produced a C1.6 flare on 11-Mar-2013 at 16:40 UT, but has since remained quiet. NOAA region 11690 produced the largest flare in the previous 24 hours (a C2.0 flare starting on 12-Mar-2013 at 10:17 UT) which is currently decaying. This region is in close proximity to NOAA 11691, both having shown minor flux emergence since yesterday's message. A newly spotted region, designated NOAA 11696, is classified by NOAA as a beta/C-type sunspot group. This region has undergone fairly rapid flux emergence over the past 6-12 hours and will be the new target. B-class activity is probable, with a chance for a low C-class flare.
The position of NOAA 11696 on 12-Mar-2013 at 13:00 UT is:
N05E27, ( -435", 192" )
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,
Paul Higgins (Trinity College Dublin) and Shaun Bloomfield (Trinity College Dublin)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu