Dear RHESSI Collaborators,

The target region NOAA 11476 was the source of an M1.4 flare at 13:02 UT yesterday. The region now has an area of almost 1000 uh, and is classified as a beta-gamma-delta region due to emerging positive flux within the negative leader spot. Bright H-alpha emission is visible near the location of flux emergence and the leader spot is beginning to show signs of rotation. At this time we are implementing a Major Flare Watch campaign due to the increased probability of an M5 flare or larger over the next 24-48 hours.

The position of NOAA 11476 on 9-May-2012 at 10:00 UT is:

N11E29, ( -459", 228" )

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,

Ryan Milligan (QUB) Received on Wed May 09 2012 - 04:26:34 MDT