By Andy Dungan | 2026-09-03
New Sunspot 4524 poses a threat
On 09/04/2026 12:52 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona, Arizona, USA
Through mostly cloudy skies we see that: New sunspot 4524 poses a threat for M-class solar flares. And we see a new yet unnamed sunspot emerging over the Sun's Eastern limb. Spaceweather.com reports: In the past 24 hours, three huge plumes of gas have flown away from the sun's eastern limb. This means that active regions hidden behind the limb are about to rotate onto the Earthside of the Sun. ETA: This weekend!
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!