Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has increased in the past 24 hours. The largest event since the last message was an M6.5 flare at 03:42 UT today produced by the target region NOAA 13296. This region was also the source of 3 low M-class (M2.3, M1.3, and M1.4) flares and it has been classified as a beta-gamma/E-type configuration, with increasing sunspot area and number of sunspots. Therefore, we are implementing the Major Flare Watch campaign at this time. Further low M-class flares are probable in the next 24-48 hours, with a chance of an above M5 flare.
The position of NOAA 13296 on 9-May-2023 at 11:30 UT
N16W27 (416", 310")
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, Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)