By Kevin Cavallaro | 2026-07-30
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Sunspot 4499 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' Magnetic Field
On 08/01/2026 10:55 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
This morning through partly cloudy skies we see several sunspots on the solar disk. And 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!