MM#003 Major Flare Watch
Max Millennium Chief Observer
mmchiefobserver at gmail.com
Sat Aug 10 09:05:33 MDT 2024
Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has continued at a high level since the last message.
The largest event was an M5.3 flare at 02:14 UT today, produced
by the target region NOAA 13780 (S12W04). This region also
produced another three ~M1 flares plus four mid-to-high C-class
flares in the period. 13780 has been reclassified as a beta-gamma
/F-type sunspot group with an area of 1280 MSH. We shall continue
the Major Flare Watch on this region today. Additionally, NOAA
13777 (S09W40, beta-gamma/E-type) and NOAA 13784 (N15E54,
beta/C-type) were also the sources of three M-class flares in the
period, including an M4.6 flare from NOAA 13777 yesterday. Further
M-class activity is expected, with a chance for additional >M5 flares
from various regions in the next 24-48 hours.
The position of NOAA 13780 on 10-Aug-2024 at 11:30 UT is:
S12W04 (64",-299")
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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