By Victoria Bryhan | 2026-07-06
Sunspot 4485 has a 'beta-gamma' Magnetic Field
On 07/10/2026 09:58 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
With welcome rain on the way, this morning we see that the solar disk displays five numbered sunspots and that sunspot 4485 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that poses a threat for M-class solar flares. Wildfire smoke still clings in the air here in Sedona.
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!