Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is low. Target region NOAA 13282 continues to be the largest sunspot group on the visible disk, growing slightly in terms of spot area since the last message. This region is classified as a beta-gamma/E-type sunspot group and was the source of 2 low C-class flares in the period, while the largest flare in the period (a footpoint-occulted C9.1 on 16-Apr-2023 at 17:31 UT, so it would most likely have been an unocculted M-class flare) was produced by a region currently located beyond the North East limb. This limb location becomes the new target. More C-class flares are probable in the next 24 hours, with a small chance for a low M-class flare.
The approximate position of this region on 17-Apr-2023 at 18:00 UT is:
N24E90 , ( -873", 387" )
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