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Normally seen during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon.
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A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
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Occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released.
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The second of the three main layers in the Sun's atmosphere and is roughly 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers deep.
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The layer of a star's interior where energy is primarily transported toward the exterior of the star.
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A stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun's chromosphere.
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A star's outer shell from which light is radiated.
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A region of turbulent plasma between a star's core and its visible photosphere at the surface.
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Streams plasma and particles from the sun out into space.
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The entire solar system.
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