Dear Collaborators,

Target region NOAA 3272 (S23W10) is mostly unchanged maintaining numerous small sunspots with a weak beta-gamma magnetic configuration. 3272 produced one event since the last message (C8.5 at 04/13/10:43 UT). NOAA region 3279 was the source of 14 C-class events since the last message. The largest was a C6.7 at 04/13/10:56 UT. 3279 has an E-type sunspot group with minor polarity mixing. The target will switch from 3272 to 3279 today. If possible, include NOAA 3281 (S23E75) within your F-O-V. C-class events likely with a slight chance of an isolated M-class event in the next 24 hours.

The position of NOAA 3279 on April 13 at 14:30 UT is:

S20E55 (-739", -275")

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,

Bill Marquette (Helio Research)