By Samantha Anderson | 2026-07-29
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Sunspot 4499 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' Magnetic Field
On 07/31/2026 09:32 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
The sun right now, through fair skies, shows that sunspot 4499 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
103mm Jaegers refractor, Baader Planetarium safety prism, using neutral density and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 80D camera. 650 FL 25 mm Clave 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!