MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Max Millennium Chief Observer mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Sat May 8 16:45:45 MDT 2021


Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity is at a moderate level. The target region has now
been designated as NOAA 12822 and is classified as a beta/C-type
sunspot group. This region has produced two C-class flares since
the last message, with the largest being a C8.6 on 8-May-2021 at
18:22 UT. The current MM#003 Major Flare Watch will continue for
at least another 24 hours because the negative spot to the South
East of the primary positive spot appears to be merging penumbrae
with a small positive spot. Further C-class activity is expected
in the following 24 hours, with a good chance for another M-class
flare.

The position of NOAA 12822 on 8-May-2021 at 22:00 UT is:

N18E58 , ( -768", 322" )

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 (Northumbria University)


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