Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity continues at a moderate level. The largest event since the last message was an M3.8 flare at 01:05 UT today from NOAA 13883. This region also produced six low-M flares. It has developed into a beta-gamma-delta/E-type sunspot group with polarity mixing and separation of its main spots. Today we shall end the Major Flare Watch campaign, and the default target shall switch to NOAA 13883 due to its current flaring level and dynamic sunspot behavior. Yesterday’s target NOAA 13878 decreased in the sunspot area and only produced an M1.4 flare at 04:31 UT. Further C-class activities are expected, with more low-M flare possible in the next 24 hours.

The position of NOAA 13883 on 4-Nov-2024 at 12:30 UT is:

S06E44 (-670", -149")

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)