Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity continues at a low level. The largest event since the last message was a C1.6 flare at 06:40 UT today, which is actually happening now, from the northwest limb region NOAA 14416 (N20W82). 14416 also produced seven B-class flares during the period and was designated as a beta/C-type region. It is rotating over the west limb. The target region NOAA 14419 only produced a B5.6 flare at 16:59 UT yesterday. 14419 retains a beta-gamma/E-type configuration. Today we will continue to watch it. Further B- and C-class activities are expected in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 14419 on April 18 at 07:30 UT is: N14E11 (-177", 316")
See http://www.SolarMonitor.org 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)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu