page_title: Chromosphere
hierarchical_section_title: Chromosphere
caption_attribution_description: English: The chromosphere of the sun in H-alpha light, observed by the . Русский: Изображение Солнца, полученное при наблюдении в телескоп с фильтром Hα, отчётливо показывает его хромосферу.
context_page_description: The chromosphere is the second of the three main layers in the Sun's atmosphere and is roughly 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers deep. Its rosy red color is only apparent during eclipses. The chromosphere sits just above the photosphere and below the solar transition region. The layer of the chromosphere atop the photosphere is homogeneous. A forest of hairy-appearing spicules rise from the homogeneous layer, some of which extend 10,000 km into the corona above.
  The density of the chromosphere is only 10⁻⁴ times that of the photosphere, the layer beneath, and 10⁻⁸ times that of the atmosphere of Earth at sea level. This makes the chromosphere normally invisible and it can be seen only during a total eclipse, where its reddish color is revealed. The color hues are anywhere between pink and red.
  Without special equipment, the chromosphere cannot normally be seen due to the overwhelming brightness of the photosphere beneath.
  The density of the chromosphere decreases with distance from the center of the Sun. This decreases exponentially from 10¹⁷ particles per cubic centimeter, or approximately 2×10⁻⁴ kg/m³ to under 1.6×10⁻¹¹ kg/m³ at the outer boundary.
context_section_description: The chromosphere (literally, "sphere of color") is the second of the three main layers in the Sun's atmosphere and is roughly 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers deep. Its rosy red color is only apparent during eclipses. The chromosphere sits just above the photosphere and below the solar transition region. The layer of the chromosphere atop the photosphere is homogeneous. A forest of hairy-appearing spicules rise from the homogeneous layer, some of which extend 10,000 km into the corona above.
  The density of the chromosphere is only 10⁻⁴ times that of the photosphere, the layer beneath, and 10⁻⁸ times that of the atmosphere of Earth at sea level. This makes the chromosphere normally invisible and it can be seen only during a total eclipse, where its reddish color is revealed. The color hues are anywhere between pink and red.
  Without special equipment, the chromosphere cannot normally be seen due to the overwhelming brightness of the photosphere beneath.
  The density of the chromosphere decreases with distance from the center of the Sun.  This decreases exponentially from 10¹⁷ particles per cubic centimeter, or approximately 2×10⁻⁴ kg/m³ to under 1.6×10⁻¹¹ kg/m³ at the outer boundary.  The temperature decreases from the inner boundary at about 6,000 K to a minimum of approximately 3,800 K, before increasing to upwards of 35,000 K at the outer boundary with the transition layer of the corona.
  Chromospheres have been observed also in stars other than the Sun. The Sun's chromosphere has been hard to examine and decipher, although observations continue with the help of the electromagnetic spectrum.
caption: The Sun observed through a telescope with a Hydrogen-alpha filter
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