Stellar atmosphere
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The stellar atmosphere is the outer region of the volume of a star, lying above the stellar core, radiation zone and convection zone.
Photo taken in France during the 1999 solar eclipse
Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter
Photosphere
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The photosphere is a star's outer shell from which light is radiated. It extends into a star's surface until the plasma becomes opaque, equivalent to an optical depth of approximately 2⁄3, or equivale
Sun's surface in false color
Solar atmosphere: temperature and density. See here for meanings of extra lines in the graph.