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1. Chromosphere - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosphere
Description: WEBA chromosphere ("sphere of color") is the second layer of a star's atmosphere, located above the photosphere and below the solar transition region and corona. The term usually refers to the Sun's chromosphere, but not exclusively. In the Sun's atmosphere, the chromosphere is roughly 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers (1,900 to 3,100 miles) in height, or ...
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2. The sun's atmosphere: Photosphere, chromosphere and corona
Link: https://www.space.com/17160-sun-atmosphere.html
Description: WEBJun 21, 2022 · The sun's atmosphere has three layers: the photosphere, the chromosphere and the corona. We explore each layer in more detail here.
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3. Chromosphere | Sunspot, Solar Flare & Corona | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/chromosphere
Description: WEBChromosphere, lowest layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, several thousand kilometres thick, located above the bright photosphere and below the extremely tenuous corona. The chromosphere (colour sphere), named by the English astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer in 1868, appears briefly as a bright.
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4. NASA/Marshall Solar Physics
Link: https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/chromos.shtml
Description: WEBAug 11, 2014 · The Chromosphere. Click on image for larger version. The chromosphere is an irregular layer above the photosphere where the temperature rises from 6000°C to about 20,000°C. At these higher temperatures hydrogen emits light that gives off a reddish color (H-alpha emission).
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5. The Colorful Chromosphere: Sun’s Lower Atmosphere
Link: https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/sun-space-weather/chromosphere
Description: WEBThe chromosphere is a thin layer of plasma that lies between the Sun’s visible surface (the photosphere) and the corona (the Sun’s upper atmosphere). It extends for at least 2,000 km (1,200 mi.) above the surface. The chromosphere is normally hidden from our view; its light is drowned out by the brilliance of the underlying photosphere.
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6. Chromosphere of the Sun | Definition, Temperature & Facts
Link: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-suns-chromosphere-definition-temperature-facts.html
Description: WEBNov 21, 2023 · The chromosphere is the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. It is above the photosphere and below the corona. It contains both hydrogen and calcium. Why is the chromosphere important? The...
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7. Chromosphere - NSO - National Solar Observatory
Link: https://nso.edu/for-public/sun-science/chromosphere/
Description: WEBChromosphere literally means “sphere of color.”. This is the second of the Sun’s three main layers of atmosphere. This layer sits just above the photosphere between about 400 km (250 miles) and 2,100 km (1,300 miles) above the solar surface. Temperatures in the chromosphere range from 4,000 K (6,700 degrees F or 3,700 degrees C) near the ...
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8. Sun - Chromosphere, Corona, Solar Flares | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Sun/Chromosphere-and-corona
Description: WEBThe chromosphere represents the dynamic transition between the cool temperature minimum of the outer photosphere and the diffuse million-degree corona above. It derives its name and pink colour from the red Hα line of hydrogen at …
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9. The Chromosphere | Total Solar Eclipse 2017 - NASA
Link: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/chromosphere
Description: WEBAbove the photosphere and extending about 5,000 km above its turbulent surface, we find a region of the solar atmosphere called the chromosphere. It is only seen during total solar eclipses, or with sophisticated telescopes, and its red and pinkish color gives the blackened moon a thin halo of color against the greyish corona further out, hence ...
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10. Layers of the Sun - NASA
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/layers-of-sun/
Description: WEBOct 10, 2012 · Chromosphere – The chromosphere is a layer in the Sun between about 250 miles (400 km) and 1300 miles (2100 km) above the solar surface (the photosphere).
