Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has returned to a low level. The largest event since the last message was a partially occulted C1.3 flare at 22:30 UT yesterday produced by NOAA 14323, which has completely rotated beyond the southwest limb. NOAA 14339 was a newly-emerged active region, being classified as a beta/B-type sunspot group. It produced the two ~C1 and a ~B7 flares. To the northeast of 14339, NOAA 14336 (S10E08, beta-delta/E-type) also produced a C1 flare. 14339 (with 14336 in the field of view) becomes the new target. More low-C flares are possible in the following 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 14339 on 10-Jan-2026 12:30 UT is:
S14W02 (33", -169")
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,
Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu