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The Sun's chrosmosphere from ESA

The Sun's chrosmosphere from ESA
The Sun's chrosmosphere from ESA In this image from the European Space Astronomy Center in Spain, you can see the Sun’s chromosphere (the layer above the visible surface of the Sun), including dark, blotchy sunspots and lighter patches known as plages. The image shows about a third of the diameter of the solar disc. ESA / ESAC / CESAR – A. de Burgos.