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Nature Friend Magazine > Articles > Issues > 2025 > 2025, 06 June > End of the Trail, June 2025: Sunspots

End of the Trail, June 2025: Sunspots

by Kevin Shank | Jun 1, 2025 | 2025, 06 June, End of the Trail, Sun

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giant sunspot region
This morning, May 2, Adrian and I photographed the sun. As of now, this is the largest sunspot of 2025. It stretches more than 87,000 miles (140,000 km). Earth could drop through the central umbra spots that appear as dark holes. Photo © Adrian and Kevin Shank.

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