Dear Collaborators,

The level of solar activity is low. Target region NOAA 13796 has continued to decay in the past 24 hours, decreasing in spot area and number of spots. NOAA 13796 again remained classified as a beta-gamma/D-type sunspot group, and produced one C-class flare in the period - a C5.6 on 29-Aug-2024 at 05:26 UT. The South East limb region mentioned in yesterday's message has now been designated as NOAA 13806 (a beta/D-type sunspot group) and once again was the source of the largest magnitude flare in the period - a C7.0 on 29-Aug-2024 at 04:07 UT. Note that the Mt Wilson magnetic and McIntosh white-light structural classifications for NOAA 13806 are still affected by its proximity to the limb at the start of the UT day. This region seems to be reasonably mature with its main leading and trailing polarity spots being quite close together, so NOAA 13806 becomes the new target. Further C-class activity is expected over the following 24-hour period, with a chance for a low M-class flare.

The position of NOAA 13806 on 29-Aug-2024 at 15:30 UT is:

S10E59 , ( -803" , -224" )

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)