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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has been at a high-to-moderate level since the last message. The target region NOAA 13883 produced the largest event - an X2.3 flare at 13:24 UT yesterday. This region retains its beta-gamma-delta/E-type magnetic configuration and has grown marginally in the sunspot area, with the continuous shearing motion of its intermediate spots. Today the Major Flare Watch shall remain with NOAA 13883. Note that a productive region near the South East limb (S08E79, unnumbered yet) also produced an M5.3 flare at 14:27 UT yesterday. Further C-class and low-M activities are expected, with a good chance for >M5 flares from the two regions in the following 24 hours. The position of NOAA 13883 on 7-Nov-2024 at 12:30 UT is: S06W00 (0", -163") 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, Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity remains at a high level in the past 24 hours. The largest event since the last message was an M5.9 flare at 08:48 UT today produced by an unnumbered region (N17W65). This region between NOAA 13878 and the North West limb was newly emerged in the period. The target region NOAA 13883 has experienced notable shearing and additional flux emergence and has been classified as a beta-gamma-delta/E-type sunspot group. It was the most complex region on the disk. Today the Major Flare Watch will continue as NOAA 13883. Further C-class and low-M activities are expected, with a good chance for additional >M5 flares in the next 24 hours. The position of NOAA 13883 on 6-Nov-2024 at 12:30 UT is: S06E14 (-233", -163") 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, Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, The level of solar activity has increased due to an M5.6 flare at 15:26 UT yesterday from the target region NOAA 13883. 13883 has continued to grow in spot maturity to display an irregular distribution on both polarities and well-developed penumbrae on its following portion, changing it to a gamma-delta/E-type magnetic configuration. Therefore, we are initiating a Major Flare Watch campaign at this time, with an increased probability of another >M5 flare in the coming 24-48 hours. The position of NOAA 13883 on 5-Nov-2024 at 08:30 UT is: S06E32 (-511", -157") 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, Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)

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MM#009 Default Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity continues at a moderate level. The largest event since the last message was an M3.8 flare at 01:05 UT today from NOAA 13883. This region also produced six low-M flares. It has developed into a beta-gamma-delta/E-type sunspot group with polarity mixing and separation of its main spots. Today we shall end the Major Flare Watch campaign, and the default target shall switch to NOAA 13883 due to its current flaring level and dynamic sunspot behavior. Yesterday’s target NOAA 13878 decreased in the sunspot area and only produced an M1.4 flare at 04:31 UT. Further C-class activities are expected, with more low-M flare possible in the next 24 hours. The position of NOAA 13883 on 4-Nov-2024 at 12:30 UT is: S06E44 (-670", -149") 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, Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 03 Nov '24

03 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has been at a moderate level since the last message, with an increasing trend in the recent 12 hours. The largest event in the past 24 hours was an M1.4 flare at 15:11 UT today (11/3) from the Northern portion of NOAA 13869 but the intensity has a contribution from the C8.2 flare from NOAA 13883 occurred right before(14:27 UT). The target region NOAA 13878 produced an M1.2 flare at 8:39 UT today in addition to two mid-C class flares. The positive polarity patch located at the Northeast of the trailing spot, formed a separate sunspot after the M1.2 flare. However, this region forms clear sigmoidal loop structures observed in the EUV high temperature range and soft X-ray wavelengths. We will continue the Major Flare Watch with NOAA 13878 for another 24 hours. We will observe the center of the sigmoid, the Southwest side of the trailing spot, expecting another low M-class event or larger. The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 3-November-2024 at 17:30 UT is: N15W09 (156", 193"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 02 Nov '24

02 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has declined to a moderate level since the last message. The largest event in the past 24 hours was a M1.2 flare at 8:13 UT today (11/2) from the region emerged at the South of NOAA 13876 a few days ago. It is uncertain if this region will be given a new number or a part of NOAA 13876. From the target region, NOAA 13878, only a C5.3 flare at 12:18 UT on 11/2 was reported. The positive polarity located at the Southwest side of the negative trailing spot is moving farther to the Southwest direction and about to form a separate positive sunspot. However, another patch of positive polarity located at the Northeast side of the trailing spot has formed an umbra and maintains the delta configuration. We will continue the Major Flare Watch with NOAA 13878 for another 24 hours observing the delta configuration on the Northeast side. Additional C class flares are expected with a slight chance of a major flare. The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 2-November-2024 at 16:00 UT is: N17E07 (-123", 217"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 01 Nov '24

01 Nov '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has been high since the last message. The target region, NOAA 13878 produced 3 major flares in a row (M4.6 at 21:03 UT, X2.2 at 21:12 UT and M9.5 at 21:45 UT) yesterday(10/31) and additional 2 low-M class flares (M1.3 at 2:05 UT and M2.0 at 14:18 UT) today. NOAA 13876 approaching the Western limb was another source of flare activity with 4 low-M class events. In the next 24 hours, we continue to observe NOAA 13878 as the target of the Major Flare Watch campaign. The positive magnetic component in the negative trailing spot has shifted to the Southwest side and appears to be splitting into a separate spot. We will observe this area of delta configuration for the next 24 hours. Additional M class flares or larger are expected. The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 1-November-2024 at 15:30 UT is: N15E18 (-292", 190"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 31 Oct '24

31 Oct '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has significantly increased since the M7.2 event yesterday(10/30). After this event, NOAA 13878 produced 3 low-M class (M1.0 at 2:16 UT, another M1.0 at 3:23 UT and M1.4 at 9:22 UT all on 10/31) as well as a few high-C class flares. Other notable events are an M2.4 flare from NOAA 13875 at 12:41 UT and an M1.2 flare from NOAA 13876 at 13:46 UT today. We will continue to observe NOAA 13878 as the target of the Major Flare Watch campaign. The magnetic configuration of this region was updated to a beta-gamma-delta type. We will observe the area of delta configuration (west side of the trailing sunspot) for the next 24 to 48 hours, expecting additional M class flares and larger. The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 31-October-2024 at 16:30 UT is: N15E30 (-474", 197"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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MM#003 Major Flare Watch
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Dear Collaborators, NOAA 13878 has produced an M7.2 flare at 20:29 UT today (10/30). At this time, we will implement the Major Flare Watch campaign with NOAA 13878. We will observe the small positive polarity area located in the west side of the trailing (negative polarity) sunspot. The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 30-October-2024 at 22:00 UT is: N15E40 (-606", 204"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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MM#009 Default Target
by Max Millennium Chief Observer 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Dear Collaborators, Solar activity has declined to a low level since the last message. The largest event in the past 24 hours was an M1.1 flare at 16:21 UT on 10/29 from NOAA 13873. The target region NOAA 13878 has got quiet down since yesterday with no flare activity reported in the past 24 hours. NOAA 13876 located in the Southwest quadrant has undergone new flux emergence at the location of its trailing sunspots, and so far produced 3 C class flares with the largest being a C7.1 flare at 9:10 UT today(10/30). The newly appeared sunspots increases magnetic complexity of this region to be classified as a beta-gamma-delta type. We will switch the default target to NOAA 13876, and observe the area of newly appeared sunspots for the next 24 hours. Additional C class to low-M class flares are expected. The position of the target in NOAA 13876 on 30-October-2024 at 16:00 UT is: S05W26 (431",-154"). 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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University) ---

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