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MM#003 Major Flare Watch



Dear Collaborators,

Solar activity has been at a moderate to high level. The largest 
event since the last message was an M6.7 flare at 07/03/17:49 UT 
produced by the target region NOAA 14479. 14479 was also the 
source of six low M-class flares plus seven C-class flares. Please 
note that another region NOAA 14478 (S06W48, downgraded to a 
beta-gamma/F-type configuration) produced the second largest flare, 
an M6.3 flare at 07/03/18:57 UT. Today we continue to watch 
NOAA 14479 which has a beta-gamma-delta/F-type sunspot group. 
Further low M-class activities are expected with a chance of some 
major flare in the following days.

The position of NOAA 14479 on July 4 at 03:30 UT is:
N17W68 (837", 257")

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,
Ying Li (Purple Mountain Observatory)