Ellerman’s bombs around new sunspot, Taken by Tosi Philippe on May 24, 2026 @ FRANCE-Nîmes
Mixed-polarity (Delta-Class) Magnetic Fields
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 06/26/2026
MAJOR FLARE WATCH IN EFFECT: Giant sunspot 4478 has been quiet for days, but the clock is ticking. Now that the sunspot has rotated fully onto the solar disk, we can see that it has a mixed-polarity (delta-class) magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class explosions. A major flare could be in the offing.
Dozens of bright spots around the sunspot add credence to this forecast:
