Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has been very low since the last message. The largest event in the past 24 hours was a C4.9 flare at 10:07 UT today (12/24) produced by the target region, NOAA 14317. Two other low-C class flares were reported from this region today. A new bi-polar region emerged in the East of NOAA 14316. This unnumbered region has grown fast since yesterday, now having a larger sunspot area than that of NOAA 14316. A C1.3 event was reported from this region, but no further activity has been observed yet.
Today, we will continue to observe NOAA 14317, at the central area where the C4.9 flare was from, expecting additional C class events.
The position of the target in NOAA 14317 on 24-December-2025 at 17:00 UT is: N10E25 (-414", 213").
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.
Happy holidays! Aki Takeda (Montana State University)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu