MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Max Millennium Chief Observer mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Sat Nov 15 16:57:19 MST 2014


Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

The level of solar activity is moderate. NOAA 12209 displays a
more complex magnetic configuration than before after rotating
further onto the solar disk. The more fragmented trailing spot
now appears to harbor a delta spot, meaning that NOAA 12209 has
a beta-gamma-delta/Fkc sunspot group classification. NOAA 12209
also produced two M-class events since yesterday's message (an
M3.2 flare on 15-Nov-2014 at 11:40 UT as well as an M3.7 flare
on 15-Nov-2014 at 20:38 UT). This increase in M-class activity
is the reason that the current MM#003 Major Flare Watch remains
active for the next 24 to 48 hours.

The position of NOAA 12209 on 15-Nov-2014 at 23:30 UT is:

S15E43, ( -642", -285" )

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 (Trinity College Dublin)


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