Chromosphere

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
  2. 2
    a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun wordnet

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coronadaystarsun

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"Also visible during a total solar eclipse are colorful lights from the Sun's chromosphere and solar prominences shooting out through the Sun's atmosphere."

Etymology

From chromo- + -sphere.

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