Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at a very low level. The largest event since the last message was a C1.2 flare at 11:20 UT yesterday from NOAA 14414 (N15W03). NOAA 14414 has lost its sunspots, becoming a plage region. Another region, NOAA 14416 (N19W31, beta/D-type), was the source of six B3-B7 flares during the period. The target region has been designated as NOAA 14419 and shows a beta/C-type magnetic configuration. It only produced two B-class flares (B5.2 and B3.8) but is exhibiting an increasing flux and helicity. Today we will continue to watch this region. B- to C-class activities are expected from multiple regions in the following 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 14419 on April 14 at 11:30 UT is: N13E64 (-838", 254")
See http://www.SolarMonitor.org 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)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu