Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has returned to a moderate level, due to an M3.4 
flare at 10:08 UT produced by NOAA 13967. This region has 
undergone the emergence of additional negative magnetic fluxes 
in its intermediated portion over the past 24 hours, with a beta/C-type configuration. To the west of 13967, NOAA 13961 (S09W15, 
beta-gamma-delta/F-type) has also grown in the spot counts and 
area (to 800 μh) but only produced four C-class flares. Today we 
shall end the Major Flare Watch campaign, and the default target 
shall switch to NOAA 13967 because of its return to M-class flaring 
and proximity to 13961. Besides, NOAAs 13964 (Yesterday’s target) 
and 13968 near the west limb were the only sources of C-class flare. 
Further C-class activity is expected, with a good chance of another 
low-M flare in the following 24 hours.

The position of NOAA 13967 on 21-Jan-2025 at 12:30 UT is:

S17E19 (-304", -205")

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)