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faculae: see 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 . ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the new images, the faculae look like towering walls. During times when magnetic disturbances grow stranger, at the peak of the solar cycle, dark sunspots and bright regions called faculae show up on the sun's surface. |
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