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| + | The layer of solar atmosphere above the [[photosphere]] and beneath the [[corona]]. It is a relatively thin solar layer (generally 2500–3000 km in depth) of predominantly [[hydrogen]] and [[helium]] gases. Various chromospheric phenomena can extend even higher (e.g., [[spicules]] up to 10 000 km) into the corona. The chromosphere is the source of the strongest lines in the solar spectrum, including the Balmer alpha line of hydrogen (H-alpha), and the source of the red color often seen around the rim of the moon during a total solar eclipse.</div><br/></div> | ||
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Term edited 13 August 2018.
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