MM#009 Default Target

Dear Collaborators,

Deep solar minimum conditions prevail. The visible solar disk is spotless, plageless and nearly featureless. The target today is an active prominence located on the southeastern limb. Solar minimum conditions are expected to continue for the next 24 hours.

The approximate position of the target on August 19 at 17:45 UT is: S05E89 (Solar X = -946", Solar Y = -084")

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,

Bill Marquette (Helio Research)