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MM#009 Default Target



Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has been at a moderate-to-low level since the last
message. Yesterday's target region rotated from the Southeast limb
was designated as NOAA 14446. This region has produced more than 10
low-to-mid C class flares in the last 24 hours, with the largest
being a C5.6 flare at 21:57 UT yesterday(5/23). Currently at least 3
sunspots with the leading(negative) polarity are visible from the
Earth, which appear to be the leading portion of a larger region.
A series of flares were produced from the Northeastern area of the
currently visible sunspots of NOAA 14446, but this area has somewhat
calmed down in the recent 12 hours. The latest flares in these several
hours are 2 low-C class events from NOAA 14441 approaching the West
limb.

Today we will continue to observe NOAA 14446, but the target is
shifted to the Northeast area of this region, because of the flare
history since yesterday.

The position of the target on 24-May-2026 at 16:00 UT is:
S07E72  (-894", -110").

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,
Aki Takeda (Montana State University)
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