Dear Collaborators, <br> 
Solar activity is at a moderate level. Target region NOAA 13165
has been designated as a magnetically less-complex region since
the last message (now a beta/D-type sunspot group) but this will
be influenced by foreshortening effects due to its proximity to
the South West limb. This region continued to be the most flare-
productive region with being the source of eleven C-class events,
including the largest flare in the period (a C9.1 on 16-Dec-2022
at 19:02 UT). The MM#003 Major Flare Watch will remain in effect
for what will probably be a final 24 hours until NOAA 13165 has
rotated completely out of view. High C-class flares are probable
in the following 24-hour period, with a small chance for another
&gt;<i>= M5 flare. </I>
The position of NOAA 13165 on 17-Dec-2022 at 18:00 UT is: 
S22W85 , ( 900&quot;, -363&quot; ) 
See <A HREF="http://www.SolarMonitor.org">http://www.SolarMonitor.org</A> for images and
<A HREF="http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtml">http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtml</A>
for a description of the current Max Millennium Observing Plan.  Regards, 
Shaun Bloomfield (Northumbria University)