By Ray Tolomeo | 2026-05-08
Emerging over the Sun's Eastern Limb a New Sunspot
On 05/09/2026 10:26 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
As seen to me this morning and reported by Spaceweather.com. A farside sunspot that hurled multiple CMEs into space last week is emerging over the sun's eastern limb. The sunspot has been quiet for the past 24 hours, but if it resumes its previous activity, Earth could soon be in the strike zone for solar storms.
103mm Jagers refractor, Badder Planetarium safety prism, using neutral tensity and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 80D camera. 650 FL @ prime focus. 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!