Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is very low. The target region NOAA 12776 has grown marginally in spot area since the last message, but remains classified as a beta/C-type sunspot group. 12776 has continued to produce low B-class activity over the past 24 hours including the largest flare in the period, a B4.0 on 18-Oct-2020 at 14:20 UT. Further low B-class flares are expected in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 12776 on 18-Oct-2020 at 14:30 UT is:
S13E20 , ( -322", -302" )
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,
Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu