By Helio C. Vital | 2026-07-03
Sunspots 4478 and 4479
On 07/03/2026 09:31 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
This morning through thin clouds and wildfire smoke we see, Sunspots 4478 and 4479 have 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic fields that both harbor energy for X-class solar flares.
The "Pocket Fire" is now 25% contained but smoke from it makes the morning air difficult to breath.
103mm Jaegers refractor, Baader Planetarium safety prism, using neutral density 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 Jaegers 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!