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Photosphere of the Sun with limb darkening, image taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite, Oct. 29, 2003. sunspot group
Observe a dopplergram showing the velocity of solar material in the photosphere captured by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
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M101 (NGC 5457, The Pinwheel Galaxy). Hubble Space Telescope image of face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 (M101). Largest most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy that has ever been released from Hubble. Created from 1994-2003
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Photosphere: References & Edit History

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  • Kenneth Lang
    Professor of astrophysics and radio astronomy, Tufts University. Prof. Lang is a world renowned author of popular and scholarly books in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 09, 2026
Modified link of Web site: NASA - The Photosphere. Sep 05, 2018
Article revised and updated. Jul 22, 2010
Added new Web site: Solar and Magnetospheric MHD Theory Group - The Photosphere. Dec 15, 2008
Added new Web site: The Electronic Universe - Photosphere. Dec 11, 2008
Media added. Aug 21, 2008
Added new Web site: Dept. Physics & Astronomy - The Photosphere of the Sun. Apr 10, 2008
Added new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Photospheric Features. Apr 10, 2008
Added new Web site: NASA - The Photosphere. Apr 10, 2008
Added new Web site: The Solar and Heliospheric Research Group - Photosphere. Apr 10, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 19, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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