MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Max Millennium Chief Observer mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Thu May 25 11:33:59 MDT 2023


Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity is at a moderate level. Target region NOAA 13311 has
decayed slightly since the last message, losing its magnetic delta
and being classified as a beta-gamma/E-type spot group. NOAA 13311
remained the most flare productive region on the visible disk with
producing multiple C-class flares and an M1.8 flare on 24-May-2023
at 17:04 UT that was the largest magnitude flare in the period. The
MM#003 Major Flare Watch on NOAA 13311 will continue over the next
24 hours because of its own complexity and nearby NOAA 13314 having
emerged flux to form new trailing spots that are opposite polarity
and in close proximity to the leading spots of NOAA 13311. More low
M-class flares are likely in the next 24 hours, with a small chance
for another >M5 flare.

The position of NOAA 13311 on 25-May-2023 at 18:00 UT is:

N18W18 , ( 277", 316" )

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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