- A
chromosphere ("sphere of color", from the
Ancient Gr****
words χρῶμα (khrôma) 'color' and σφαῖρα (sphaîra) 'sphere') is the
second layer of a star's atmosphere...
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absorption lines. It is
called the
chromosphere from the Gr**** root chroma,
meaning colour,
because the
chromosphere is
visible as a
coloured flash at...
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lowest level of the atmosphere, just
above the photosphere, is the thin
chromosphere region,
where ****ules
appear and
stellar flares begin.
Above this is...
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evidence of a hot
chromosphere above the
photosphere of red giants,
where investigating the
heating mechanisms for the
chromospheres to form
requires 3D...
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magnetic field, lie in the photosphere.
Above the
photosphere lies the
chromosphere. This part of the
atmosphere first cools down and then
starts to heat...
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known as
solar prominences or filaments. The Sun's
corona lies
above the
chromosphere and
extends millions of
kilometres into
outer space.
Coronal light is...
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known as a
fibril or mottle, is a
dynamic jet of
plasma in the Sun's
chromosphere about 300 km in diameter. They move
upwards with
speeds between 15 and...
- Lockyer, is
credited with
discovering the
gaseous nature of the
solar chromosphere, but
there is no
justification for the
conclusion that he
deserves credit...
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features in the Sun's atmosphere,
including solar prominences and the
chromosphere.
According to the Bohr
model of the atom,
electrons exist in quantized...
- A
plage /pleɪdʒ/ is a
bright region in the Sun's
chromosphere,
typically found in and
around active regions. Historically, they have been
referred to as...
