Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has grown to an intermediate level since the last message. The largest event was a C8.3 flare at 17:23 UT yesterday from NOAA 14325. This region also produced three low-C flares and has retained a beta-gamma/E-type magnetic configuration, with the sunspot area of 300 μh. Yesterday’s target NOAA 14324 (N24W33, beta/D-type) was only the source of three low-C flares with a significant decay in its spot area to 70 μh. Today, we will end the Major Flare Watch campaign, and the default target switch back to NOAA 14325 due to its high magnetic complexity and large spot area. Further C-class activity is probable in the coming 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 14325 on 4-Jan-2025 08:30 UT is:
S08W43 (660", -94")
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