Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has returned to a high level since the last message. The target region NOAA 13932 produced the largest event in the period – an M5.0 at 04:46 UT today. 13932 lost the delta configuration to be confirmed as a beta-gamma/F-type sunspot group, with signs of decay in its leading portion. Today the Major Flare Watch will continue as NOAA 13932. Note that NOAA 13838 (beta-gamma/D-type, N20E61) was the most productive over the period as it rotated on disk, including its largest magnitude being an M2.9 at 04:14 today. More low-M activity is very likely, with a chance for an isolated >M5 flare in the next 24 hours.
The position of NOAA 13932 on 25-Dec-2024 at 08:30 UT is:
S18E08 (-129", -266")
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,
Qiao Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)
mmmotd@solar.physics.montana.edu