Dear Collaborators,

*** This is a re-sent version of today's message to correct the pointing coordinate reference date ***

The level of solar activity is low. The target region has now been confirmed as being designated NOAA 12778 and was classed as a beta/D-type sunspot group. This region has produced five C-class events since the last message, with the largest being a C4.3 flare on 27-Oct-2020 at 06:11 UT. B-class activity is expected over the following 24-hour period, with more C-class flares probable.

The position of NOAA 12778 on 27-Oct-2020 at 18:30 UT is:

S19W27 , ( 417", -382" )

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)