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Stellar Atmospheres (Tatum)

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The stellar atmosphere is the outer region of the volume of a star, lying above the stellar core, radiation zone and convection zone.

Thumbnail: This image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 20, 2013 shows the bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the Sun. (Public Domain; NASA/SDO via NASA)

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