MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Solar activity continues at high levels. There have been two M class flares in the past 24 hours, both of which were produced by NOAA 11283. This region is showing some signs of opposite-polarity flux emergence both close to the strong leader spot and also in the trailing plage region. Additionally, NOAA 11289 is showing signs of activity, producing C class flares. This too is a large, complex, multispot region that may produce higher level activity. However, 11283 will continue to be the focus of the Major Flare Watch with a good chance of further >=M activity.

The position of NOAA 11283 on 9-Sep-2011 15:00 UT is:

N16W50 ( 707", 187" )

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,

Claire Raftery (SSL, UC Berkeley)