22 February 2024
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Dear Collaborators,
Solar activity has increased since the last message. NOAA 13590 produced an X1.8 flare at 22:52 UT yesterday and an additional X1.7 flare at 06:17 UT today. NOAA 13590 has increased in complexity and is now classified as a beta-gamma-delta type region. This region continues to show signs of significant flux and has a substantial area of 740 μh. At this time we are implementing a Major Flare Watch with NOAA 13590 as the target region. Further >M5 activity is expected over the next 24-48 hours . The position of NOAA 13590 on 22-Feb-2024 at 08:30 UT is: N17E33, (-506",378") 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, Harry Greatorex (Queen's University Belfast)