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Sun Chromosphere Target Name:   Sun Spacecraft:   Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope Produced by:   NASA/JAXA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  21 March 2007 Related Documents International Spacecraft Reveals Detailed Processes on the Sun Stereo Eclipse The Sun Download Options Name Type Width x Height x Frames Size VSS00034.mov Quicktime 7M Hinode captures this very dynamic movie of the chromosphere. The chromosphere is a thin "layer" of solar atmosphere "sandwiched" between visible surface, photosphere, and corona. The chromosphere is the source of ultraviolet radiation. Before these images, scientists thought the chromosphere was a motionless "layer." Hinode shows that this description is obsolete. The observatory reveals a chromosphere that appears as constantly moving field lines like grassland with tall grass swaying under the wind.

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