Washington DC, USA. 15th July, 2017. The silhouette of the Washington Monument points to a giant sunspot on the solar surface as the sun rises over the nations capital July 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. The sunspot is larger than the Earth and has baffled scientists as the phenomenon is a rarity in solar minimum. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

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The silhouette of the Washington Monument points to a giant sunspot on the solar surface as the sun rises over the nations capital July 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. The sunspot is larger than the Earth and has baffled scientists as the phenomenon is a rarity in solar minimum.

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