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FACULAE - 2 reference results
faculae
faculae: see photosphere.
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facula
Jan 01, 1997; facula 1. A brighter and hotter patch on the Sun's photosphere, visible in white light and best seen near the solar limb against...
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faculae
Nov 12, 2008; see photosphere .
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solar activity
Jan 01, 1997; solar activity The collective term for all active phenomena on the Sun, including sunspots , faculae , active regions , plages ,...
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plage
Jan 01, 1997; plage A brighter, hotter patch in the Sun's chromosphere, visible in Hα light and the calcium K line. Plages are the...
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active region
Jan 01, 1997; active region An area on the Sun where magnetic fields emerge through the photosphere into the chromosphere and corona. Active...
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