Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Solar activity has increased slightly since the last message. Two B-class flares, a B9.7 at 1/18/07:28 UT, and a B4.0 at 1/18/08:08 UT, were produced by the target region NOAA 12696. 12696 was classified as a beta/B-type sunspot group. It shows some positive flux emergence in the negative polarity spots. Additional low B-class events are possible in the next 24 hours.

The position of NOAA 12696 on January 18 at 08:30 UT is: S13W07 (116", -139")

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,

Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory / Montana State University)