Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has continued at a moderate level. The largest event since the last message was an M1.4 flare at 10:44 UT today from a spotless region (S16W15), accompanied by a filament eruption. This region was just between the target region NOAA 13967 and NOAA 13961. 13967 has increased in the magnetic complexity to a beta-gamma/E-type sunspot group, although it was flare-quiet in the past 24 hours. 13961 (S10W29, beta-gamma/E-type) lost a delta configuration but was the most productive, with its largest magnitude being a C7.2 flare at 06:24 UT today. Today the target shall remain with NOAA 13967 (with NOAA 13961 in the field of view). Further C-class activity is expected, with an isolated low-M flare probable in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 13967 on 22-Jan-2025 at 12:30 UT is:
S17E05 (-81", -199")
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