Look up: Photosphere

1. photosphere
   The visible surface of the Sun; the upper surface of a convecting layer of gases in the outer portion of the sun whose temperature causes it to radiate light at visible wavelengths; sunspots and faculae are observed in the photosphere.
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2. Photosphere
   The lowest layer of the solar atmosphere; corresponds to the solar surface viewed in WHITE LIGHT. SUNSPOTs and FACULAe are observed in the photosphere.
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3. Photosphere
   The visible surface of the Sun. It consists of a zone in which the gaseous layers change from being completely opaque to radiation to being transparent. It is the layer from which the light we actually see (with the human eye) is emitted.
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4. photosphere
   [n] - the intensely luminous surface of the sun
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5. Photosphere
   The bright visible surface of the Sun.
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6. Photosphere
   The visible surface of the Sun
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7. Photosphere
   The layer of the Sun from which all visible light reaches us. The Sun is too hot to have a solid surface and the photosphere consists of a plasma at about 5500 degrees centigrade. See also: Sun.
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8. Photosphere
   Pho'to·sphere noun [ Photo- + sphere .] A sphere of light; esp., the luminous envelope of the sun.
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9. photosphere
   noun the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
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10. Photosphere
    • (n.) A sphere of light; esp., the luminous envelope of the sun.
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11. photosphere
    visible surface of the Sun, from which is emitted most of the Sun`s light that reaches Earth directly. Since the Sun is so far away, the edge of the ... [4 related articles]
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12. photosphere
    photosphere 1. The outermost visible layer of the sun. The layer of the sun that corresponds to the solar surface viewed in white light. 2. The intensely bright gaseous outer layer of a star, especially the sun. Sunspots and faculae are both features of the photosphere. The faculae are groups of s...
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13. Photosphere
    Visible surface of Sun from which radiant energy is release.
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14. PHOTOSPHERE
    The intensely bright portion of the sun visible to the unaided eye; the 'surface' of the sun. Reaching temperatures estimated at about 11,000°F, it is the portion of the sun's atmosphere which emits continuous electromagnetic radiation.
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15. photosphere
    photosphere, luminous, apparently opaque layer of gases that forms the visible surface of the sun or any other star. The photosphere lies between the dense interior gases and the more attenuated gases of the chromosphere. The incandescent gases of the photosphere, estimated to be at temperatures nea...
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16. photosphere
    Visible surface of the Sun, which emits light and heat. About 300 km/200 mi deep, it consists of incandescent gas at a temperature of 5,800 K (5,530°C/9,980°F). Rising cells of hot gas produce a mottling of the photosphere known as granulation, each granule being about 1,000 km/...
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17. photosphere
    the surface of the Sun.
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18. Photosphere
    The `photosphere` of an astronomical object is the region from which externally received light originates. The term itself is derived from Ancient Greek roots, φῶς, φωτός/phos, photos meaning "light" and σφαῖρα/sphaira mea...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosphere