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Where on a star is the photosphere?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The photosphere is the outer part of the star that is visible, inside which the star becomes opaque to visible light. The photosphere is the layer below the star's atmosphere (the chromosphere, and so forth).

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