Sudden Burst of hot gas and energy from the photosphere

Darker, cooler regions on the sun's photosphere

A sphere of plasma in space that undergoes nuclear fusion and is held together by hydrostatic equilibrium.

Center of the sun where fusion takes place.

Layer of the sun that is visible to us daily

Middle Layer of the sun's atmosphere

Outer layer of the suns's atmosphere where CME burst out from

Massive burst of gas and energy from the corona

Huge Loop of gas linking sunspots on the photosphere

High-temp state of matter that was formed when atoms of gas loose most of their electrons

Energy is transferred by electromagnetic radiation in this interior sun layer.

Middle Layer of the sun's atmosphere