we would see the heat and light radiating as is it were to explode in that area
The photosphere is the visible "surface" of a star such as the sun from which the light we see emanates.
photosphere
Sunspots. See related question.
The name of the sun's surface layer is called the chromosphere. The other layers of the sun is called photosphere and convection zone.
I believe that the layer in which sun spots occur would be the chromosphere. The chromosphere is the second layer in the sun's atmosphere and is about 2,000km above the photosphere(the first layer).
The part of the sun that is going to emit the most visible light is going to be the Photosphere
photosphere
The photosphere is the visible "surface" of a star such as the sun from which the light we see emanates.
photosphere
The Photosphere.
The "photosphere".
Photosphere
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The photosphere
The photosphere.
Sunspots. See related question.