Dear Collaborators,
The level of solar activity is moderate-to-high. Target region NOAA 13153 has rotated up to the North West limb since the last message, and has produced an M1.1 flare on 14-Dec-2022 at 08:24 UT. However, this is not the most flare-productive region in the period because NOAA 13165 (a beta/D-type sunspot group) has been the source of six M-class flares, including the largest magnitude flare since the last message - an M6.3 on 14-Dec-2022 at 14:31 UT. At this point we are initiating an MM#003 Major Flare Watch on NOAA 13165, as this shows signs of continued flux emergence. More M-class flares are expected over the next 24 hours, with a good chance for a flare >= M5. The position of NOAA 13165 on 14-Dec-2022 at 15:00 UT is: S20W46 , ( 662", -325" ) 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)