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Community photo entitled Sunspot 4409 harbors energy for strong M-class solar flares by Victor Rogus on 04/05/2026 at Sedona, Arizona, USA

Sunspot 4409 harbors energy for strong M-class solar flares

On 04/05/2026 10:19 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA

Through clear skies this morning we see that, Sunspot 4409 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong M-class solar flares. It produced a M7.5-flare on April 4th.

103mm Jagers refractor, Badder Planetarium safety prism, using neutral tensity and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 60Da camera. 650 FL 12.5 mm eyepiece.