Photosphere
- Lies above the convection zone.
- Opaque region readily seen from earth.
- Most of the light originates from this region.
- Temperature varies from 6000 Kelvin at the base to ~ 4300 Kelvin at the top.
- The density and pressure is less than air at sevel on Earth.
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