Astronomy › Section K · The Sun › Topic K.3
Solar activity above the photosphere
Sunspots are only the visible footprints of solar magnetism. Above them, in the chromosphere and corona, the same fields build glowing clouds, towering arches of gas and the most violent explosions in the solar system.
In this topic
- Looking above the surface
- Plages: bright chromospheric clouds
- Prominences and filaments
- Worked example: sizing a prominence
- Solar flares
- Magnetic reconnection
- Classifying flares by X-rays
- Worked example: comparing flares
- Coronal mass ejections
- Active regions tie it together
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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