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Community photo entitled Sunspot 4498 has a 'beta-delta' Magnetic Field by Victor Rogus on 08/02/2026 at Sedona, Arizona, USA

Sunspot 4498 has a 'beta-delta' Magnetic Field

On 08/02/2026 10:50 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA

Through very cloudy skies this Sunday morning we see the solar disk with seven numbered sunspots, and that sunspot 4498 has a 'beta-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-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!