Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has increased to a moderate-to-high level since the last message. The target region, now designated as NOAA 13869, has produced an X3.3 flare at 03:30 UT today(10/24) followed by an M1.2 flare at 10:22 UT and a C6.4 at 12:42 UT. At this time, we will implement a Major Flare Watch campaign on NOAA 13969.

NOAA 13969 consists of at least two pairs of bipolar sunspots and the X3.3 flare was initiated by a filament eruption located at the center area of the two bipolar system. We will observe the area between the two bipolars for the next 24 to 48 hours, expecting additional major flares larger than M5.

The position of the target in NOAA 13869 on 24-October-2024 at 15:00 UT is: S18E66 (-841",-333").

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, Aki Takeda (Montana State University)