| Solar Activity Reports March 2000 |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 31-MAR-2000 17:26:19 UT |
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Sunny but very strong north winds. Very poor seeing.
NOAA 8924, N10W41. Beta-gamma-delta region. A delta configuration still exists in the trailing grouping of spots. Maybe slightly stronger gradiants but otherwise little change from yesterday. C-class and M-class. NOAA 8925, S18W30. Beta-gamma region. Slightly more mixing than yesterday. C-class and M-class. NOAA 8928, N19W35. Slowly decaying single leading polarity spot. NOAA 8931, S14W15. Beta region, small scattered spots. Grown slightly from yesterday. C-class. NOAA 8932, S15E10. Single leading polarity spot. NOAA 8933, N16W14. Small beta region with minor mixing. C-class. NOAA 8935, S07E10. Small beta region. NOAA 8936, S16E50. Compact beta region with some strong mixing. neutral line is mostly north-south. Site of several C-class and a M-class yesterday and today. Expect C-class and M-class to continue. NOAA 8938, S07E48. Single small spot. NOAA 8939, N13E58. Compact region with two single spots north and south of each other. Strong mixing surrounding the two spots. bright in H-alpha this morning. Site of several M-class events in the last 24 hours. Expect C-class and M-class to continue. NOAA 8940, N13E58. Single spot. NOAA 89--, N23E26. Small new region. Bright in H-alpha. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 30-MAR-2000 19:12:41 UT |
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Some clouds early but clear now, strong east wind, poor seeing.
NOAA 8924, N10W25. Beta-gamma-delta region. Delta configuration in trailing grouping of spots. C-class events and a chance for a low level M-class event. NOAA 8925, S18W15. Beta-gamma region. Slow decay with scattered small spots. C-class and a chance for a low level M-class. NOAA 8928, N19W22. Single decaying leading polarity spot. NOAA 8931, S14W05. Beta region. C-class. NOAA 8932, S14E23. Single decaying leading polarity spot. NOAA 8933, N15W03. Small beta region. Decaying. NOAA 8935, S07E23. Small beta region. NOAA 8936, S17E63. Beta region with some mixing but is to close too the limb to really tell about the total magnetic complexity. Site of M-class flare this morning. C-class and M-class events. NOAA 89--, S06E60. Small spot. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 29-MAR-2000 16:22:39 UT |
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Sunny and mild....excellent seeing.
NOAA 8916, N12W78. Southern portion of two "stacked" regions nearing NW limb. NOAA 8921, S17W40. Large region in decay phase...less sunspot area and sunspot count today...isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8924, N10W10. Added penumbral area in trailing portion...maintains a beta-gamma-delta magnetic configuration...C-class event probable with the chance of an isolated M-class event as well. NOAA 8925, S17W03. Slight growth noted in the trailing sunspots... beta-gamma-delta magnetic configuration...C-class event probable with an isolated M-class event possible. NOAA 8927, N17W78. Northern portion of two "stacked" regions on the NW limb. NOAA 8928, N19W08. Single decaying sunspot...weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8931, S14E12. Added sunspot area and sunspot count since yesterday. C-class event possible. NOAA 8932, S14E35. Stable alpha sunspot. NOAA 8933, N16E12. Decaying plage and sunspot group. NOAA 8934, N21E28. Tiny sunspots...decaying plage. EFR on the SE limb mentioned yesterday is now on the disk at S16E74. Beta sunspot group with numberous small sunspots and bright H-alpha plage. EFR located at S07E39 Additional sunspotted plages located at N25E69 and S07E77 WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 28-MAR-2000 17:45:28 UT |
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Sunny and mild...excellent seeing.
NOAA 8915, N23W74. Large round leader sunspot nearing the NW limb...very weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8916, N13W65. Southern component of two "stacked" regions...decay phase. NOAA 8921, S17W26. Decay phase...should continue producing small flares and an isolated C-class event. NOAA 8924, N10E03. Growing beta-gamma-delta region...bright H-alpha plage.... C-class events and a low-level M-class event expected. NOAA 8925, S18E12. Growth phase....beta-gamma-delta sunspot group...C-class event probable, M-class event possible. NOAA 8926, S10W80. West limb passage...infrequent surging. NOAA 8927, N17W62. Northern portion of the "stacked" pair of regions in the NW. NOAA 8928, N19E10. Decaying plage with a single leader polarity sunspot and tiny trailing polarity pore. NOAA 8931, S14E25. Decaying region...small beta sunspot group. NOAA 8932, S15E49. Single sunspot leading a large decaying plage. NOAA 8933, N16E24. Decaying plage and beta sunspot group. NOAA 8934, N22E42. Decaying plage...alpha sunspot group. EFR located at S15E90 displaying frequent bright surges. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 27-MAR-2000 19:11:30 UT |
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Mostly cloudy with rain showers today and snow showers predicted for
tonight (7,000 foot snow level)....no observations.
WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 25-MAR-2000 18:09:47 UT |
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Sunny and warm with fair to good seeing.
NOAA 8915, N23W35. Single round leading polarity spot. NOAA 8916, N12W24. Beta sunspot region. Has grown slightly from yesterday. The region directly north has also grown slighty. C-class events. NOAA 8917, N18W70. Beta sunspot region near west limb. C-class. NOAA 8921, S18E13. Large beta sunspot region. Large leading spot has decayed slightly but there are more trailing spots than yesterday. C-class events. NOAA 8923, S27E09. Tiny beta region. NOAA 8924, N10E45. Beta-gamma sunspot group. Has grown slightly from yesterday. C-class events. NOAA 8925, S18E53. Beta sunspot group. Has grown from yesterday and the leading plage is bright in H-alpha. Shows some arch type filaments. C-class events. NOAA 8926, S10W41. Beta-gamma-delta region. Not as bright in H-alpha as yesterday and rate of grown has slowed. Delta configuration in the intermediate portion. Site of several C-class events. Expect C-class to continue and there is a chance for a M-class event. NOAA 8927, N17W25. Beta region just north of NOAA 8916. Has grown slightly from yesterday. C-class events. NOAA 8928, N19E50. Small beta region. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 24-MAR-2000 17:47:38 UT |
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Mostly cloudy....limited observations.
NOAA 8910, N13W90. Mostly beyond the NW limb, displaying continuous bright surges....produced another low-level(X1.8) X-class event at 03/24/0752 UT. 8910 has continued to be productive even during decay phase.....expect more activity (mostly C-class events) at the NW limb today. NOAA 8913, S16W60. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8915, N23W23. Single round sunspot, extremely weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8916, N13W09. Bi-polar plage...double positive leader polarity sunspot. new region, NOAA 8927, located directly north...C-class event possible. NOAA 8917, N19W58. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8918, N32W76. Decaying region on NW limb. NOAA 8921, S17E28. Large bi-polar plage...C-class event possible. NOAA 8923, S26E23. Tiny plage and sunspots. NOAA 8924, N12E59. Beta sunspot group. NOAA 8925, S17E67. Single leader polarity sunspot. NOAA 8926, S10W27. Bright H-alpha plage...growing beta-gamma sunspot group... possible tiny delta configuration within the intermediate portion...C-class events expected with the chance of an M-class event if growth continues. NOAA 8927, N18W11. Growth phase...bright H-alpha plage...located directly north of NOAA 8916...C-class event possible. Additional sunspotted plages located at N19E62, S25E67, and S10E71. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 23-MAR-2000 21:28:17 UT |
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Mostly sunny and cool...fair seeing.
NOAA 8910, N13W75. Decaying beta sunspot group and plage....produced an isolated X-class event yesterday at 18:48 UT...more C-class events expected and an isolated M-class event possible before west limb passage. NOAA 8913, S16W48. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8915, N23W12. Single round sunspot. NOAA 8916, N12E02. EFR (NOAA 8927) located directly north of 8916 at N17E02... C-class events possible. NOAA 8917, N20W44. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8918, N32W63. Decay phase...beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8920, N24E19. Small beta sunspot group. NOAA 8921, S17E39. Continues to add sunspot area and sunspot count...isolated C- and/or M-class event possible. NOAA 8922, N13E35. Tiny plage and sunspots. NOAA 8923, S27E35. Small plage and beta sunspot group. NOAA 8924, N12E69. Large leader polarity sunspot. NOAA 8925, S17E75. Leader polarity sunspot rotating over the SE limb. NOAA 8926, S10W15. EFR NOAA 8927, N17E02. EFR with a beta-gamma magnetic configuration...C-class event possible. Tiny region with a tiny leader polarity sunspot rotating over the SW limb at S26. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 22-MAR-2000 16:01:59 UT |
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Sunny and cool...moderate east wind...poor seeing.
NOAA 8910, N13W59. Continues slow decay...less magnetically complex today, but C-class activity will continue with the chance of an isolated M-class event. NOAA 8913, S16W34. Slight growth since yesterday...C-class events probable. NOAA 8915, N22E03. Single round leader sunspot...very weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8916, N13E18. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8917, N20W31. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8918, N32W50. Beta sunspot group...C-class event possible. NOAA 8920, N24E32. Small beta sunspot group. NOAA 8921, S17E51. Growth phase continues...magnetic inversion line less E-W today....produced an isolated low-level M-class event today at 0118 UT...C-class event probable, another isolated M-class event possible. NOAA 8922, N14E50. Tiny sunspots and plage. New region located at S26E48. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 21-MAR-2000 19:03:28 UT |
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Sunny and cold...very strong wind gusts...poor seeing.
NOAA 8910, N13W45. Slightly decayed, but continues to maintain a beta-gamma-delta magnetic configuration and continues to produce numerous sub-flares and C-class events...C-class events expected with the chance of another M-class event as well. NOAA 8913, S16W22. Beta sunspot group...bright H-alpha plage... C-class event possible. NOAA 8915, N23E15. Single round leader sunspot...very weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8916, N13E28. Beta sunspot group...isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8918, N32W37. Added sunspot area and sunspot count since yesterday... plage and beta sunspot group remain in growth phase...C-class events possible. NOAA 8921, S15E65. Plage and beta sunspot group have a mostly E-W magnetic inversion line instead of the more common N-S line...C-class event possible with a very slight chance of an isolated M-class event as well. Small sunspot and tiny, but bright H-alpha plage located at N15E60.
WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 20-MAR-2000 19:17:16 UT |
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Sunny, but very windy...wind gusts up to 60 mph...very poor seeing.
NOAA 8906, S17W90. Mostly beyond the SW limb...minor limb activity. NOAA 8909, S29W35. Decay phase. NOAA 8910, N12W33. Magnetically complex...bright H-alpha plage...C- and M-class events will continue with a 5% chance of an isolated X-class event as well. NOAA 8913, S16W07. Bi-polar plage...C-class event possible. NOAA 8915, N23E26. Single round leader polarity sunspot..very weak H-alpha plage. NOAA 8916, N13E41. Bright H-alpha plage...C-class event possible. NOAA 8917, N19W05. Beta sunspot group. NOAA 8918, N32W23. Minor mixing of polarities.....plage in growth phase... C-class events possible. NOAA 8920, N23E57. Tiny bright region NOAA 8921, S14E70. Large plage in decay phase. Too close to the SE limb to evaluate magnetic complexity. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 18-MAR-2000 18:04:32 UT |
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Sunny and warm with a slight east wind, fair seeing.
NOAA 8906, S18W58. Beta-gamma sunspot group. Region continues in decay phase. Expect C-class and M-class events. NOAA 8909, S30W10. Small high latitude beta region. NOAA 8910, N11W05. Beta-gamma-delta sunspot group. Region has continued to slowly grow and continues to be bright in H-alpha. C-class and M-class events. NOAA 8913, S16E21. Beta region. Region has continued to grow but at a slower pace. Bright in H-alpha but not as bright as yesterday. C-class and a chance for a low-level M-class. NOAA 8915, N22E55. Single round spot. NOAA 8916, N12E69. A couple of spots rotating into view. Surging from the region yesterday. To close too the limb to tell about magnetic complexity. NOAA 89--, N20E23. Tiny single spot. New region. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 17-MAR-2000 18:27:27 UT |
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Sunny and cool...strong gusty NE wind....poor seeing.
NOAA 8906, S16W47. Continues decay phase...less magnetically complex today. Beta-gamma magnetic configuration...no longer a delta configuration. C- and M-class events expected to continue, but only a 0 - 5% chance of an isolated X-class event. NOAA 8909, S28E03. Decaying region...tiny sunspots. NOAA 8910, N11E08. Maintains magnetic complexity with a beta-gamma-delta magnetic configuration...bright H-alpha plage...C-class events expected and an isolated low-level M-class event possible. NOAA 8913, S16E33. Slight growth since yesterday...mixed polarities within the intermediate portion of the sunspot group....bright H-alpha plage.... C-class event possible. NOAA 8915, N22E67. Decaying plage with a moderate-sized leader polarity sunspot. Large sunspot rotating over the NE limb at N12 displays limb surges. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 16-MAR-2000 17:04:29 UT |
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Sunny and warm...good seeing.
NOAA 8901, S15W70. Single alpha sunspot...small plage. NOAA 8906, S16W31. Continues to slowly decay..becoming more bi-polar... no longer a "self-contained" sunspot, but remains a beta-gamma-delta sunspot group.....C- and M-class events will continue with only a very slight chance (<10%) of an X-class event. NOAA 8909, S28E17. Weak decaying plage...three leader polarity sunspots. NOAA 8910, N10E20. Added sunspot area and sunspot count since yesterday. Beta-gamma-delta magnetic classification....C-class expected with the chance of an isolated M-class event as well. NOAA 8913, S15E47. Beta sunspot group...low-level C-class event possible. Weak plage with a moderate-sized sunspot rotating over the NE limb at N25 WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 15-MAR-2000 18:21:03 UT |
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Thin high clouds...warm daytime temperature....good seeing
NOAA 8901, S14W56. Small plage...tiny beta sunspot group. NOAA 8903, S12W82. Small plage and single sunspot on SW limb. NOAA 8906, S16W19. Slight decay, especially in the trailing sunspots, but continues to maintain the potential for C- and M-class events with a slight chance of an isolated low-level X-class event as well...beta-gamma-delta magnetic classification. NOAA 8909, S28E40. Tiny EFR located in the trailing portion is decaying. NOAA 8910, N10E35. Mixed polarities and weak delta configuration...C-class events expected with a chance of an isolated M-class event. NOAA 8913, S15E60. Small plage...beta sunspot group. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 14-MAR-2000 16:53:15 UT |
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Sunny and warm...excellent seeing.
NOAA 8898, S13W80. Bright H-alpha plage and beta sunspot group rotating over the SW limb...isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8901, S14W45. Small plage...tiny beta sunspot group. NOAA 8903, S12W68. Small plage...beta sunspot group. NOAA 8904, N25W80. Double, "stacked", regions rotating off the NW limb. NOAA 8906, S16W05. Large "self-contained" sunspot...slight decay in penumbral area since yesterday, but more magnetically complex with numerous small opposite polarity sunspots located within the large negative polarity sunspot and several delta configurations...beta-gamma-delta magnetic class. We expect C- and M-class activity. See http://www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/LatestImages for full-disk and high-resolution images of 8906. NOAA 8909, S29E45. Old region in decay phase with an EFR located within the trailing portion. NOAA 8910, N10E47. Slight penumbral growth since yesterday. Bright plage with a beta-gamma-delta sunspot group. C-class events will continue with the chance of an isolated low-level M-class event as well. NOAA 89__, S15E72. EFR near the SE limb. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 13-MAR-2000 16:34:05 UT |
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Sunny and warm...very good seeing.
NOAA 8898, S13W68. Beta sunspot group in decay phase....isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8901, S14W31. Tiny region...tiny sunspots. NOAA 8902, S18W13. Tiny region with a tiny beta sunspot group...magnetic inversion line is orientated E-W instead of the more common N-S orientation. Isolated low-level C-class event possible. NOAA 8903, S12W55. Small beta region. NOAA 8904, N23W67. "Stacked" regions near the NW limb...isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8906, S16E07. Very large "self-contained" region...beta-gamma magnetic configuration...several tiny positive polarity sunspots mixed within the large dominate negative polarity sunspot...C- and M-class activity will continue. NOAA 8909, S30E56. Region in advanced decay phase. NOAA 8910, N10E60. Beta sunspot group. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 12-MAR-2000 17:48:52 UT |
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Clear today with good seeing. Nice and warm today.
NOAA 8898, S13W55. Large beta region in very slow decay. Sight of C-class event at the time of this report. C-class events and a chance for a low level M-class. NOAA 8901, S13W17. Small beta region when tiny scattered spots. NOAA 8902, S18E00. Tiny single spot. NOAA 8903, S11W43. Small beta region in decay. Trailing NOAA 8898. NOAA 8904, N23W54. Beta region is slow decay as is nears west limb. Sight of C4 event this morning and several yesterday. Expect C-class to continue and a slight chance for a low-level M-class. NOAA 8906, S15E22. Beta-gamma-delta region. Region has spread out E-W slightly from yesterday. Sight of several C-class and a M-class event yesterday. Expect C-class and M-class to continue. NOAA 8907, S18W32. Tiny single spot. NOAA 8908, S20E36. Tiny spots. NOAA 8909, S30E67. Alpha region near east limb. NOAA 89--, N10E73. Small beta region near east limb. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 11-MAR-2000 18:48:58 UT |
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Clear but some high thin clouds. Warm today.
NOAA 8898, S13W43. Large beta region. Slightly decayed from yesterday. C-class events and a chance for a M-class event. NOAA 8900, S15W85. Has been a beta-gamma region but is to close too the limb to tell today. Expect C-class events and a chance for a M-class. NOAA 8901, S12W09. Tiny beta region. NOAA 8902, S18E14. Small alpha region. Decaying plage. NOAA 8903, S12W28. Small beta region. Maybe has grown slightly from yesterday. NOAA 8904, N24W43. Beta region. Has decayed slightly from yesterday. C-class events. NOAA 8906, S16E34. Compact beta region. Not as bright in Ha today as yesterday. Site of several C-class events and a M-class event. Expect C-class and M-class to continue. NOAA 8907, S16W20. Small alpha region. NOAA 8908, S19E48. Small beta region. NOAA 89--, S30E80. Small spot. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 10-MAR-2000 21:44:39 UT |
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Sunny and warm...excellent seeing.
NOAA 8898, S13W30. Large bi-polar region...C-class events expected and an isolated M-class possible. NOAA 8899, S12W58. Small decaying region. NOAA 8900, S15W61. Beta-gamma magnetic classification...C-class events expected with the chance of an isolated M-class event as well. NOAA 8901, S12E05. Small decaying region. NOAA 8902, S18E25. Weak decaying plage. NOAA 8903, S12W13. Weak region in decay phase. NOAA 8904, N24W28. A pair of "stacked" regions...small C-event possible. NOAA 8905, S06W02. Tiny region. NOAA 8906, S16E45. Very large negative polarity leader sunspot with new small positive polarity sunspots located adjacent and within a common penumbra.... C- and M-class events expected. NOAA 8907, S18W04. Small region. NOAA 8908, S21E59. Trailing polarity sunspot belonging to 8906. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 09-MAR-2000 16:57:36 UT |
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Snowstorm yesterday......partly cloudy today-no observations
at this time due to heavy snow and ice on dome shutter.
WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 07-MAR-2000 18:06:45 UT |
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Mostly clear with some high thin clouds. Expecting
another winter storm to move in later.
NOAA 8891, S17W65. Large beta region in slow decay. Now nearing the west limb. Expect C-class and M-class events. NOAA 8898, S13E13. Large simple beta region. C-Class events a slight chance for a low level M-class. NOAA 8899, S12W16. Small beta region near NOAA 8900. NOAA 8900, S15W20. Spread out beta region with some minor mixing. C-class events and a slight chance for a low level M-class. NOAA 89--, N26E14. Small beta region. NOAA 89--, S11E28. Small beta region. NOAA 89--, S18E80. New region rotating over the east limb. Single large spot so far. Bright in Halpha and shows lots of surging. Site of M1 event this morning. To close too the limb to say anything about magnetic complexity. Expect C-class and M-class. Tiny spots at S6E28, S15E40 and S12E49. RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 06-MAR-2000 22:42:33 UT |
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Mostly sunny today, but no observations...dome covered with
snow and ice...strong Pacific storm Saturday night and Sunday...two feet
of new snow.
WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 04-MAR-2000 17:12:21 UT |
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No activity report today cloudy.
RF |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 03-MAR-2000 21:39:22 UT |
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Mostly cloudy...scattered snow showers expected tonight (snow level 5,000 feet)
Very limited observations today.
NOAA 8882, S16W71. Slow decay phase noted yesterday continues today. Separate region located just north (S12W68) of 8882 displays rapid decay phase...C-class events and another M-class event expected before west limb passage. NOAA 8883, N12W72. Weak decaying plage and sunspot. NOAA 8886, S13W90. Mostly beyond the SW limb....8886 produced an M-4 X-ray event today at 1045 UT. NOAA 8888, N37W39. Weak plage in advanced decay phase...no visible sunspots. NOAA 8889, N20W30. Decay phase...C-class event possible. NOAA 8891, S15W17. Very large bi-polar plage and sunspot group...C-class events with the possibility of an isolated M-class event as well. NOAA 8892, N07W20. Decaying plage...tiny sunspots. NOAA 8896, N19E28. Beta sunspot group...stable growth phase. NOAA 8897, S35W35. Steady growth since yesterday. NOAA 8898, S15E62. Very weak plage and tiny sunspots. Coronal observations indicate a moderately-active region beyond the SE limb. WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 02-MAR-2000 17:26:10 UT |
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Sunny and warm.....very good seeing.
NOAA 8882, S16W55. Produced a small X-class event (X-1.1 at 0830 UT) and the M-6.5 event at 1340 UT today. 8882 is less magneticly complex today..... the new positive polarity flux which formed the delta configuration yesterday has decayed away, but the group retains a beta-gamma classification. The new sunspot group located directly north of 8882 (S12W52) has a tiny delta configuration located in the leader sunspot...C- and M-class events expected. NOAA 8883, N12W57. Decaying plage...alpha sunspot. NOAA 8886, S13W75. Small plage...beta sunspot group...grown slightly since yesterday...C-class event possible. NOAA 8888, N37W28. Decaying plage....spotless today. NOAA 8889, N20W17. Added a few new sunspots since yesterday...C-class event possible. NOAA 8891, S15W02. Very large (naked-eye spot) beta sunspot group....C-class events with the chance of an isolated M-class event as well. NOAA 8892, N06E05. Decaying plage...tiny sunspots. NOAA 8894/96, N19E45. Beta sunspot group. NOAA 8897, S36W21. Small EFR...beta sunspot group. Small plage with tiny sunspots rotating over the SE limb at S16E78 WM |
| BBSO Solar Activity Report 01-MAR-2000 17:35:11 UT |
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Mostly sunny...temperature 50F....fair to good seeing.
NOAA 8881, N20W70. Single alpha sunspot...decaying plage. NOAA 8882, S16W40. New positive polarity sunspots have formed within the leading penumbral portion of the large (naked-eye) sunspot...sunspot group is now beta-gamma-delta magnetic classification. Separate new region emerging just north of 8882 at S12W38....C- and M-class flares expected. NOAA 8883, N12W44. Decaying sunspots and plage. NOAA 8886, S12W60. Small decaying plage and beta sunspot group. NOAA 8888, N36W15. Small decaying plage and alpha sunspot group. NOAA 8889, N20W03. Double leader polarity sunspots...single large trailing polarity sunspot...isolated C-class event possible. NOAA 8891, S15E11. Very large (naked-eye spot) beta sunspot group...brightest H-alpha plage on the visible disk at this time. C-class events expected and an isolated M-class event possible. NOAA 8892, N05E18. Decaying plage...alpha sunspot group. NOAA 8896, N19E55. Slowly growing beta sunspot group. WM |