Question

1. Which layer of the sun's atmosphere are you looking at when you look at an image of a sun?

A) Photosphere
B) Chromosphere
C) Corona
D) Prominence

Answer 1

The correct answer is - A) Photosphere.

The Sun has multiple layers in its atmosphere, and all of them are very massive. Some are much denser than the others, so what we actually see from the Earth is the denser part of the Sun's atmosphere, the photosphere. the photosphere is actually the lowest part of the Sun's atmosphere, and it is the one that covers it. When we look at the Sun in white (visible) light, we are actually only seeing the photosphere of the star of our solar system.

Answer 2

When sun is viewed, the layer that is perceived is the chromosphere. It is the layer of the sun which is irregular in shape and is located above the photosphere. The temperature at this layer ranges from 6000°C to as high as 20,000°C. The reddish color is due to hydrogen present in the sun