Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has been elevated to a high level since the last
message due to a chain of major flares from NOAA 14087. The largest
event was an X2.7 flare at 08:04 UT today (5/14) followed by an M7.7
at 11:04 UT. NOAA 14087 produced two more M class and a few C class
flares today. Yesterday's target NOAA 14086, the source region of an
X1.2 flare yesterday, has completed the West limb passage with no
flare reported today.

Today we will continue the Major Flare Watch campaign, with the target
switched to NOAA 14087. This region is still close to the limb to
figure out its magnetic configuration, but the area of trailing sunspots
appear to have mixed polarities and was a source region of the recent
X2.7 and M7.7 events. We will observe the area of trailing sunspots of
NOAA 14087 in the next 24 to 48 hours. Additional M class events or
larger are expected.

The position of the target in NOAA 14087 on 14-May-2025 at 15:30 UT is:
N17E61  (-795", 303").

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)