By Robert Lepage | 2026-05-18
Sunspot 4441 has Developed!
On 05/23/2026 09:45 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
Today is my 45th wedding anniversary! My kind wife allowed some time for solar astronomy! And this is how our sunspot groups appeared to me this morning. We also see that Sunspot 4441 has developed a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that poses a threat for M-class 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 @ 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!