structure of the photosphere
1photosphere — photospheric /foh teuh sfer ik, sfear /, adj. /foh teuh sfear /, n. 1. a sphere of light or radiance. 2. Astron. the luminous visible surface of the sun, being a shallow layer of strongly ionized gases. [1655 65; PHOTO + SPHERE] * * * Visible… …
2The Mote in God's Eye —   …
3Model photosphere — Some essential steps in model atmosphere analysis for determining stellar abundances (Figure by Bengt Gustafsson, Astronomical Observatory, Uppsala). The photosphere denotes those solar or stellar surface layers from which optical radiation… …
4Chromosphere — The Sun observed through a telescope with an H alpha filter …
5Alderson drive — The Alderson drive, named after Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Dan Alderson, is a fictional device that enables instantaneous interstellar transportation. It is featured in the CoDominium series of science fiction novels by Jerry Pournelle,… …
6Asymptotic giant branch — The asymptotic giant branch is the region of the Hertzsprung Russell diagram populated by evolving low to medium mass stars. This is a period of stellar evolution undertaken by all low to intermediate mass stars (0.6 10 solar masses) late in… …
7Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope — The Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) is an instrument on the SOHO spacecraft used to obtain high resolution images of the solar corona in the ultraviolet range. The EIT instrument is sensitive to light of four different wavelengths: 17 …
8Sun — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). The Sun …
9Solaire — Soleil Pour les articles homonymes, voir soleil (homonymie). Soleil …
10Soleil — Pour les articles homonymes, voir soleil (homonymie). Soleil …
