MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Max Millennium Chief Observer mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Tue Aug 6 09:11:43 MDT 2024


Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has been at a very high level since the last message.
Target region NOAA 13780 (S13E51) produced an X1.1 flare at
15:18 UT yesterday. 13780 has been designated as a beta-gamma
-delta/F-type configuration with a sunspot area of 930 uh. Today,
the Major Flare Watch shall remain in effect with NOAA 13780 due
to its magnetic complexity, high current helicity, and continued flux
emergence. Please note that limb region NOAA 13767 produced
the largest event in the period - an X1.7 flare at 13:24 UT yesterday,
but this region has now rotated over the South West limb. M-class
activities are expected, with a good chance of >M5 flares from
various regions in the next 24-48 hours.

The position of NOAA 13780 on 6-Aug-2024 at 11:30 UT is:

S13E51 (-717",-274”)

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)


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