By Greg Simpson | 2026-09-18
Breaking a "String" of 1 Spotless day.
On 09/20/2026 09:57 am by Victor Rogus | Website | Sedona Arizona, USA
This morning we see only one tiny numbered sunspot on the solar disk. However, on the Eastern limb of the Sun we see at least two new yet unnamed sunspots emerging!
Spaceweather.com reports: They were only gone for one day. On Sept. 19th, the solar disk was blank--no sunspots. This happens sometimes during the years immediately after Solar Max when solar activity begins to ebb. However, Solar Cycle 25 is far from over. We can expected hundreds more sunspots to appear before we reach Solar Minimum in ~2029. The first of these appeared today, breaking a "string" of 1 spotless day.
103mm Jaegers refractor, Baader Planetarium safety prism, using neutral density and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 80D camera. 650 FL at prime focus. 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!