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PHOTOSPHERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- photosphere
1, record 1, English, photosphere
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The intensely bright portion of the sun visible to the unaided eye ... 2, record 1, English, - photosphere
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
photosphere ... it is a shell a few hundred miles in thickness marking the boundary between the dense interior gases of the sun and the more diffuse cooler gases in the outer portions of the sun. 2, record 1, English, - photosphere
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The portion of the sun that we see in the sky, its visible surface, is called the "photosphere" (sphere of light) ... The photosphere is visible because it is the sun's outermost region, where the pressure is great enough and the temperature high enough to emit a continuous spectrum. 3, record 1, English, - photosphere
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photosphère
1, record 1, French, photosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] couche de l'atmosphère solaire d'où provient la quasi-totalité du rayonnement dans le visible. 2, record 1, French, - photosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soleil. [...] Sa couche lumineuse, dont la température apparente est voisine de 6 000 K, et d'où provient la quasi totalité de la lumière solaire, est la photosphère parsemée de taches mobiles et entourée d'une atmosphère moins brillante, la chromosphère. 3, record 1, French, - photosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa surface apparente constitue le disque solaire. 2, record 1, French, - photosph%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sol (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fotosfera
1, record 1, Spanish, fotosfera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa solar donde se origina casi toda la radiación electromagnética presente en la luz blanca. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fotosfera
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