Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is low-to-moderate. Target region NOAA 13165 has now rotated over the South West limb and produced only a single C-class flare since the last message. NOAA region 13169 has recently rotated into view over the North East limb and was first numbered today, receiving a beta/D-type sunspot group designation (although it might now display a beta-gamma configuration). NOAA 13169 has been the most flare-productive region in the period with being the source of eight C-class flares and the largest event, an M1.0 flare on 17-Dec-2022 at 19:40 UT. The MM#003 Major Flare Watch terminates at this point, due to NOAA 13165 rotating out of view. The target now switches to NOAA 13169. Further C-class activity is expected in the next 24 hours, with a chance for additional M-class flaring.
The position of NOAA 13169 on 18-Dec-2022 at 16:00 UT is:
N20E67 , ( -845", 342" )
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)