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Community photo entitled Our Sun As Seen Through Thin Clouds by Victor Rogus on 08/13/2026 at Sedona, Arizona, USA

Our Sun As Seen Through Thin Clouds

On 08/13/2026 09:29 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA

More Monsoon rain is on the way for this afternoon but for the first time in days I was able to view the Sun for a bit. The sun is napping. Although there are five sunspots facing Earth, all of them have stable magnetic fields. As a result, the sun has not produced a significant solar flare in more than a week. Spaceweather.com Will alert you when the sun wakes up.
All of these sunspots are stable and quiet as seen through thin clouds.

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!