Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has been very low since the last message. The largest event in the last 24 hours was a C2.4 flare at 3:44 UT today(4/18) from NOAA 14066, a small region emerged in the East vicinity of the target region, NOAA 14062.
NOAA 14062 maintains the magnetic complexity of a beta-gamma type and slightly increased in size (280 millionths). The number of flares reported from this region in the past 24 hours is only two (C2.1 at 22:00 on 4/17 and C1.8 at 5:51 UT on 4/18). However, this region is magnetically connected with NOAA 14066 and a plage region in the Northern vicinity, which enhances the flare activities of the whole region. Today, we will continue to observe NOAA 14062, as the default target. Additional C class events are expected in connection with the activities of nearby regions.
The position of the target in NOAA 14062 on 18-April-2025 at 16:30 UT is: S03E29 (-473", 11").
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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) --
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu