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Answer for the clue "Certain sun spot ", 6 letters:
facula

Word definitions for facula in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bright spot on a planet a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots [also: faculae (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
''For the genus of gossamer-winged butterflies , see '' Facula (butterfly) . A facula (plural: faculae ), Latin for "little torch", is literally a "bright spot." The term has several common technical uses. It is used in planetary nomenclature for naming ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context astronomy English) A bright spot or patch between sunspots