MM#003 Major Flare Watch

Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

Both NOAA regions 1261 and 1263 developed rapidly late in the day yesterday. Both regions increased sunspot area and count and magnetic complexity. Both regions have delta configurations. 1261 and 1263 produced numerous C-class events during the past 24 hour period. 1261 was the source of the largest C-class event (C4.0 at 08/01/07:32 UT). Target region 1261 could produce an isolated =>M5 event in the next 24 hour period. 1263, N18E28, is also capable of producing an M-class event today.

The position of NOAA 1261 on August 01 at 10:30 UT is: N16W01 (Solar X = 015", Solar Y = 168")

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,

Bill Marquette (Helio Research) Received on Mon Aug 01 2011 - 10:00:18 MDT