Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity is at a low level. The largest flare of the last 24 hours was an M1.4 from NOAA 14551 at 15:37 UT yesterday. Since the last message, the target region has been reclassified as a beta-gamma type region and has shown a slight reduction in apparent size and flux, however it continues to produce a significant number of flares. For now, the major flare watch will remain active for what may be the final 24 hours with NOAA 14551 as the target region. Further C-class and low M-class activity is expected with a slight chance for a >M5 event.

The position of NOAA 14551 on 17-Oct-2026 at 7:30 UT is:

S14W23, (366", -318") See http://www.SolarMonitor.org and the newer version https://solmon.dias.ie for images and other information.

Regards,

Harry Greatorex (Queen's University Belfast)