Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Target region NOAA 11402 on the North Western limb produced an X1.7 flare today beginning at 17:37 UT. At this time we are implementing a Major Flare Watch campaign. There remains a good chance for a >M5 event before the target region rotates completely over the limb.

The position of NOAA 11402 on 27-Jan-2012 at 20:30 UT is:

N29W83, ( 845", 480" )

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 (Trinity College Dublin)