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
Sun
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The Sun is the star located at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surf
Stellar atmosphere
…layer, is normally its only visible part. Light escaping from the surface of the star stems from this region and passes through the higher layers. The Sun's photosphere has a temperature in the 5,770–5,780 K (5,500–5,510 °C; 9,930–9,940 °F) range. Starspots, cool regions of disrupted magnetic field, lie…
The Sun as viewed through a clear solar filter
The photosphere is structured by convection cells referred to as granules.
The Sun's transition region taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope
During a total solar eclipse the solar corona can be seen with the naked eye.