Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity is at a moderate-to-high level. Target NOAA 13234 has been stable in terms of spot area and number of spots, and remained classified as a beta/D-type sunspot group. NOAA 13234 has continued to be the most flare-productive region on disk being the source of three M-class flares since the last message, including the largest magnitude flare in the period - an M5.0 on 21-Feb-2023 at 19:57 UT. The Major Flare Watch continues with NOAA 13234 as the target. More M-class activity is expected over the next 24 hours, with a chance for a low X-class flare.

The position of NOAA 13234 on 22-Feb-2023 at 17:00 UT is:

N24E51 , ( -688", 461" )

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,

Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)