Dear Collaborators,

The level of solar activity is moderate-to-high. Target region NOAA 13599 has undergone another period of magnetic flux emergence since the last message, growing in spot area and regaining a delta-spot configuration to be classified as a beta-gamma-delta/D-type sunspot group. NOAA 13599 continued as the most flare-productive region on disk with being the source of four C-class flares and the largest magnitude flare in the period, an M7.4 on 10-Mar-2024 at 12:00 UT. At this point we are initiating a MM#003 Major Flare Watch on NOAA 13599 due to its recent growth and flare productivity. Additional C-class activity is expected over the following 24-hour period, with a good chance for another flare >=M5.

The position of NOAA 13599 on 10-Mar-2024 at 16:30 UT is:

S13W38 , ( 581" , -122" )

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,

Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)