By Elmarie van Rooyen | 2026-04-20
New sunspot 4420
On 04/22/2026 09:47 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
New sunspot 4420 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.
Solar activity remains low, but the quiet. But a new sunspot (4420) is developing in the sun's northern hemisphere and it has an unstable 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for Earth-directed solar flares.
103mm Jagers refractor, Badder Planetarium safety prism, using neutral tensity and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 80D camera. 650 FL 12.5 mm eyepiece. I am proud of this dedicated solar telescope as I made it myself around a used Jagers objective lens, bought on e-bay that had damaged coatings. A Moon Lite focuser, a Baader Planetarium Herschal Wedge. It has become my favorite telescope for sunspots!