noun
- the layer of the sun’s atmosphere between the photosphere and the corona, visible as a reddish glow during solar eclipses
Usage: astronomy
Examples
- The chromosphere appears as a thin red ring around the sun during a total solar eclipse.
- Scientists study the chromosphere to understand solar activity and magnetic fields.
- Hydrogen emissions give the chromosphere its characteristic reddish color.
- The temperature in the chromosphere increases with altitude above the photosphere.
- Solar prominences extend from the chromosphere into the corona.
- Specialized telescopes can observe the chromosphere even without an eclipse.