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The Sun's Chromosphere

Target Name:  Sun
Spacecraft:  Hinode Solar Optical Telescope
Produced by:  Hinode JAXA/NASA
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Date Released: 11 November 2006

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Taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope on Nov. 11, 2006, this image reveals the fine scale structure in the chromosphere that extends outward above the top of the convection cells, or granulation, of the photosphere. The structure results from the interaction of hot ionized gas with the magnetic field.

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