Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity remains at a moderate-high level. Several flares were produced since the last message, the largest being an M3.5 from a newly numbered active region, NOAA 13801 at 03:31 UT today. NOAA 13796 remains classified as a beta-gamma type region but has shown a slight reduction in area. The Major Flare Watch will be extended for now with NOAA 13796 as the target region, attention should also be paid to NOAA 13801 as it develops further. Further C-class activity is expected, with a slight chance for an isolated >M5 event in the next 24-48 hours.

The position of NOAA 13796 on 23-August-2024 at 07:30 UT is:

S02E08, (-132",-147")

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,

Harry Greatorex (Queen's University Belfast)