Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a low level. The target region has now been numbered as NOAA 12965 and is designated as a beta/D-type sunspot group. This region appears to have some small intermediate spots, but it remains too close to the limb to accurately assign magnetic classification based on these. NOAA 12965 has continued producing B-class flares since the last message, as well as two C1.0 flares (the largest of the period) on 9-Mar-2022 at 07:49 and 12:42 UT. More C-class activity is expected in the following 24-hour period, with a chance for a low M-class flare.
The position of NOAA 12965 on 9-Mar-2022 at 21:30 UT is:
N22E63 , ( -802", 410" )
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