The Solar Disk is Blank!

The solar disk is blank--completely without sunspots. This is a sign that Solar Cycle 25 is past its peak and beginning its descent toward solar minimum. However, the descent is only beginning. New sunspots are likely before the weekend is over.

103mm Jaegers refractor, Baader Planetarium safety prism, using neutral density and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 80D camera. 650 FL 12.5 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!