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| A prominence is a feature of a layer of the Sun’s atmosphere called the chromosphere. Magnetic fields suspend loops of gas—prominences—above the main photosphere layer. These loops are actually cooler than the rest of the photosphere, but they still appear bright against the dark sky. | ||||||
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| Star (astronomy); Sun | ||||||
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