MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Solar flare activity has increased significantly today. NOAA 1164 was the source of countless C-class events and two M-class events. The largest M-class event was the M1.4 at 03/07/08:07 UT. NOAA 1166 also produced two M-class events. The largest was an M1.9 at 03/07/14:30 UT. The recently emerged region located north of NOAA 1165 produced two M-class events. The largest was an M1.8 at 03/07/09:15 UT. All three regions have complex beta-gamma-delta magnetic configurations. All three regions are capable of producing an event equal to or larger than an M5 class. Since we have a history with NOAA 1164, we will bet on it for at the target region today.

The position of NOAA 1164 on March 07 at 11:30 UT is: N24W53 (Solar X = 706", Solar Y = 458")

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,

Bill Marquette (Helio Research)