The Photosphere

Highlights

• ›The visible surface, ~5,772 K

The Sun, its layers & phenomena

• The Sun
• The Convection Zone
• The Chromosphere
• Sunspots
• Granulation

Across solar physics

• The Convection Zone
• The Chromosphere
• Granulation
• Supergranulation

Knowledge connections

• Associated withThe Convection Zone
• Associated withThe Sun
• Associated withThe Convection Zone
• Associated withThe Chromosphere
• Associated withSunspots
• Associated withGranulation
• Associated withThe Chromosphere
• Associated withGranulation
• Associated withSupergranulation

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.