Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has declined to a moderate level since the last message. The largest event in the past 24 hours was a M1.2 flare at 8:13 UT today (11/2) from the region emerged at the South of NOAA 13876 a few days ago. It is uncertain if this region will be given a new number or a part of NOAA 13876.

From the target region, NOAA 13878, only a C5.3 flare at 12:18 UT on 11/2 was reported. The positive polarity located at the Southwest side of the negative trailing spot is moving farther to the Southwest direction and about to form a separate positive sunspot. However, another patch of positive polarity located at the Northeast side of the trailing spot has formed an umbra and maintains the delta configuration. We will continue the Major Flare Watch with NOAA 13878 for another 24 hours observing the delta configuration on the Northeast side. Additional C class flares are expected with a slight chance of a major flare.

The position of the target in NOAA 13878 on 2-November-2024 at 16:00 UT is: N17E07 (-123", 217").

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) ---