The photosphere refers to the Sun's:
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The photosphere refers to the Sun's:
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The photosphere refers to the Sun's outer shell from which light is radiated. It is the layer of the sun that we can see from Earth. The photosphere is marked by bright, bubbling granules of plasma and darker, cooler sunspots that come and go. It is in the photosphere that most of the Sun's energy is released as light and heat.
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