Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

The level of solar activity remains very low. NOAA 12602 has decayed over the previous 24 hours while rotating up to the West limb. Today the target will switch to NOAA 12603 that has increased marginally in spot area while maintaining number of spots. 12603 is now classified as a beta/C-type sunspot group. B-class activity is possible over the next 24-hour period.

The position of NOAA 12603 on 23-Oct-2016 at 13:00 UT is:

N13W16, ( 263", 135" )

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)