June 7, 2016
A short Summary of Carrington Rotation 2177
Carrington Rotation 2177 covered the time period from 2016-05-10 – 0053 UT until 2016-06-06 – 0557 UT
Submitted observations can be viewed in ALPO’s Solar Archive for CR2177:
http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=82541
11 Active regions could be observed during the period, which started with four active regions, an active region area total of 210 millionths, as well as 28 sunspots. The largest region was AR2546 which reached its maximum of 540 millionths on May 17th. The shortest lived Active Region was AR2547 with a duration of two days only and did not grow larger than 10 millionths. The active region total for the solar disk maxed out on May 16th at 770 millionths, one day before AR2546 reached its maximum. The highest number of Sunspots (37) could be observed on May 15th.
The last 7 days of the Rotation the Sun did not produce any C-class flares, and the last 5 days even went without any B-Class flares, resulting in an overall Very Low solar activity. To top it off, the Rotation ended with three days of no registered active regions or sunspots, a clear indication that we are on the way to the Solar minimum. At the end of the Rotation, observers had submitted 273 observations to the ALPO Solar archive. Thanks to all who observed the Sun for their dedication. Following are a few observations submitted by Tony Broxton, Avani Soares, and Monty Leventhal, but all submitted observations can be seen by following the link above.
The ALPO Solar Team.
