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It is not the most outer layer of the moon, It is an optical phenomena which occurs as light reflected by the moon is then diffracted through water droplets (clouds) in our atmosphere. forming a halo.

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How was the sun's corona discovered?

The sun's corona was first observed during a solar eclipse in the 17th century when the moon blocked the bright solar disk, revealing the faint outer atmosphere. This resulted in Spanish astronomer Josep Comas i Solà giving the name "corona" due to its crown-like appearance.


Which layers of the sun are only seen during a solar eclipse?

Usually, we cannot see the corona because of the brightness of the photosphere. However, during a total solar eclipse, the corona shines beautifully against the dark sky. During a partial or an annular eclipse, a ring of the photosphere is visible around the Moon and the corona is not visible.


The light you see around the sun during a total eclipse?

The light seen around the sun during a total solar eclipse is the sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona. The corona appears as a shimmering ring of light due to the sun's intense heat and magnetic fields. This phenomenon is only visible during a total solar eclipse when the moon completely covers the sun, revealing the sun's outer atmosphere.


Why is the sun's corona invisible most of the time because?

The sun's corona is typically invisible because its light is overwhelmed by the much brighter photosphere. During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks the photosphere, allowing the corona to become visible.


What is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse?

During a solar eclipse, the only part of the Sun that can be seen is its outer atmosphere, known as the corona. This is because the Moon blocks out the Sun's bright surface, allowing the fainter corona to be visible.

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Where does the word corona come from?

A corona is a circular light around a luminous body, such as the moon. It is from Latin meaning a crown or a garland


What is the circle of light around the sun or moon called beginning with c?

corona


What is the light that shines around the moon in a solar eclipse called?

The light around the moon is called the corona. It is the outermost portion of the sun's atmosphere. The corona is always present, but except during an eclipse it is hidden by the glare from the rest of the sun.


Is the Earth is bigger than Moon that caused of corona?

Earth is bigger than the moon, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the sun's corona.


What is the corona of the star and where is it located?

The corona of a star (such as our Sun) is the glowing wispy tenuous gas around the star. It is all around the star. The corona of the Sun is visible during total solar eclipses, when the Sun itself is behind the Moon, but once the Sun comes out from behind the Moon the Sun is so brilliant that the corona is invisibly dim. There's a special type of telescope called a "coronagraph", which blocks the Sun with a metal plate and allows scientists to examine the corona at any time.


What part of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?

Nothing, hence total solar eclipse.______________________________Actually, the mass of the Sun itself is hidden behind the Moon, but the tenuous and wispy atmosphere of the Sun, called the "corona", extends a few million miles out into space. The corona is fairly dim; compared to the brilliance of the Sun itself, the corona is invisible. But when the Sun is hidden behind the Moon, the corona is still mostly visible.AND if you are in middle school the simple answer would be the corona and the photo


What sentence can you make a sentence using the word corona?

The moon sure has a beautiful corona surrounding it.


A suns what looks like a halo during a solar eclipse?

The halo effect that is sometimes observed around the sun during a solar eclipse is known as the solar corona. This occurs when the moon aligns perfectly with the sun, obscuring its bright surface and allowing the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, to become visible. The corona is much less bright than the sun's surface, so it appears as a glowing halo of light around the darkened moon.


Why does the moon go into Earth's corona during a total lunar eclipse?

Because the sun, Earth, and the moon line up in a strait path with the Earth in between. The corona is the earth's shadow on the moon.


Why can you see see the corona in a solar eclipse?

Because in a full eclipse the moon is close enough to the earth to block all the sun's disk and the light of this disk does not visually hide the corona. In an annular eclipse the moon is farther from the earth and not all of the sun's disk is blocked so there is enough light escaping around the block to hide the corona. .


How was the sun's corona discovered?

The sun's corona was first observed during a solar eclipse in the 17th century when the moon blocked the bright solar disk, revealing the faint outer atmosphere. This resulted in Spanish astronomer Josep Comas i Solà giving the name "corona" due to its crown-like appearance.


Which layers of the sun are only seen during a solar eclipse?

Usually, we cannot see the corona because of the brightness of the photosphere. However, during a total solar eclipse, the corona shines beautifully against the dark sky. During a partial or an annular eclipse, a ring of the photosphere is visible around the Moon and the corona is not visible.