By Lily West | 2026-04-14
Both Sunspots 4420 and 4425 still are unstable
On 04/28/2026 10:46 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
NOAA forecasters have increased the chance of X-flares today to 25%! The sunspot most likely to explode is 4425, which has an unstable delta-class magnetic field almost directly facing Earth. BUT Both Sunspots 4420 and 4425 still have unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic fields that harbor energy for X-class solar flare. As report by Spaceweather.com and seen to me through clear skies this morning.
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!