MM#003 Major Flare Watch

[Max Millennium Chief Observer]

Dear Collaborators,

The level of solar activity is high. Target region NOAA 13256 grew
in spot area and longitudinal extent since the last message, being
reclassified as a beta-gamma/F-type sunspot group. This region has
continued to be the most flare-productive region, being the source
of multiple C-class flares and the largest flare in the period - a
X1.2 on 29-Mar-2023 at 02:18 UT. At this point we are initiating a
MM#003 Major Flare Watch on NOAA 13256. C-class flares are expected
over the following 24-hour period, with a chance for another flare
>M5 as NOAA 13256 rotates towards to the West limb.

The position of NOAA 13256 on 29-Mar-2023 at 13:00 UT is:

S22W69 , ( 833", -321" )

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)