THE spectrum of the solar chromosphere may be observed at a time of total eclipse by various methods. Frequently the thin crescent of the solar gases is photographed through a prismatic camera, the ...

WITH the new spectroscope of the Halsted Observatory, which has a 5-inch Rowland grating of 20,000 lines to the inch, I have repeatedly observed of late that the bright chromosphere line, Angström ...

image: A solar telescope that captures images of the entire disk of the Sun, monitoring eruptions taking place simultaneously in different magnetic fields in both the photosphere and chromosphere, is ...

After four centuries of advances, astronomers now capture the Sun’s swirling, dynamic features in stunning detail.

The sun's lower atmosphere, the chromosphere, is usually drowned out by light from below it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy and ...

Scientists have explored the magnetic field in upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light with the CLASP sounding rocket experiment during its 5-minute flight in space ...