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MM#003 Major Flare Watch



Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has been at a high level since the last message. 
The largest event in the period was an M5.6 flare at 06:37 UT 
today, produced by NOAA 14046 (N05E24). This region retains 
a beta-gamma configuration and produced another three C-class 
flares. The target region NOAA 14048 (S16E46) has developed 
into a beta-gamma-delta configuration with further increases in 
both spot area and number. It remained the most flare-productive 
region in the period, producing an M1.3 flare and over ten C-class 
flares. The Major Flare Watch will remain effective with NOAA 
14048 as the target region due to its magnetic complexity and 
continued flux emergence in its intermediate portion. Further low 
M-class flares are expected from the target region and also from 
NOAA 14046, with a chance of an additional flare exceeding M5 
in the next few days.

The position of NOAA 14048 on 1-Apr-2025 at 11:30 UT is:  

S16E46 (-665",-190")

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,

De-Chao Song (Purple Mountain Observatory)