1 July 2024
20240630 Week Rotation Today Rotation Week 20240702

Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity is at a low-to-moderate level. Target region NOAA 13734 has remained stable in terms of sunspot area and number of spots since the last message, and is now classed as a beta/D-type sunspot group. NOAA 13734 was flare-quiet in the period but NOAA 13729 was the most flare productive region with five C-class flares (its largest being a C2.8 on 1-Jul-2024 at 11:32 UT). The largest magnitude flare in the period came as an M2.1 on 1-Jul-2024 at 10:51 UT from NOAA 13730 (an alpha/A-type sunspot group). The target switches to NOAA 13729 due to its overall size and higher flaring rate. Additional C-class activity is expected in the next 24 hours, with a chance for a low M-class flare. The position of NOAA 13729 on 1-Jul-2024 at 19:30 UT is: S04E02 , ( -32", -115" ) 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)