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Community photo entitled A Parade of Sunspots! by Victor Rogus on 06/07/2026 at Sedona, Arizona, USA

A Parade of Sunspots!

On 06/07/2026 10:18 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA

Through cloudy skies, we see that the Sun's Northern hemisphere displays a parade of sunspots, and that Sunspot 4456 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that poses a threat for X-class solar flares.
Spaceweather.com reports: That on June 6th, the sun launched a CME toward Earth, which could spark minor (G1) to strong (G3) geomagnetic storms when it arrives on June 8th. The source of this CME is sunspot 4461, a miniscule sunspot that was not on forecasters' radar before the M1-class explosion. NOAA and NASA models differ slightly on the details of the incoming CME. NASA predicts a more direct hit, NOAA a less direct hit. Both agree that the CME will arrive midday on June 8th (UTC). If a strong geomagnetic storm materializes, naked-eye auroras could spread across much of Europe and all northern-tier US states.

103mm Jagers refractor, Badder Planetarium safety prism, using neutral density 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 Herschel Wedge. It has become my favorite telescope for sunspots!