Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Solar activity has been at a very low level for the past 24 hours. The largest event since the last message was a B1.2 at 1/18/09:51 UT produced by target region NOAA 12696. 12696 retains its beta/B-type sunspot group, slightly decreasing in sunspot area. Only minor activities are possible in the following 24 hours.

The position of NOAA 12696 on January 19 at 08:30 UT is: S12W20 (327", -125")

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)