How to Use photosphere in a Sentence

photosphere

noun
  • The image on the right, acquired at the same time, is a kind of magnetic map of the photosphere.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2014
  • The sun’s photosphere is full of millions of bubbles formed through convection.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
  • This one shows the first images of the photosphere, the lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Where the rope comes up from the solar surface is one sunspot and where the rope plunges into the photosphere is another sunspot.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2017
  • The shocks and pulsations blasted off a chunk of the photosphere, leaving a cool surface area under a cloud of dust.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Sunspots occur where intense magnetic field lines loop out through the churning photosphere and block the rise of hot granules.
    — Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The piece of Betelgeuse’s photosphere, which weighed several times as much as the moon, was released into space.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • They are anchored to the sun's photosphere and extend into its hot upper atmosphere, known as the corona.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Sunspots are cooler patches of the sun created by magnetic fields looping out through the photosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • If skies are clear, observers will be able to see the sun’s halo-like corona, which is usually obscured by the brightness of the photosphere.
    — Deborah Netburn, latimes.com, 20 July 2017
  • These Texas-size granules cover nearly the entire photosphere.
    — Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The plume created shocks and pulsations that triggered an eruption, peeling off a chunk of the star’s outer shell called the photosphere.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The image above reveals the glowing, churning hot plasma comprising the sun's photosphere.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • By the time this acceleration reached its peak, the photosphere was moving at about seven kilometers a second.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2020
  • That material came from the planet itself, which likely passed through the star’s outer photosphere before falling to its demise.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2023
  • Like water boiling in a pot, plasma cells, or granules, carry heat to the sun’s glowing and visible surface, the photosphere.
    — Brian T. Jacobs, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2021
  • These features are rooted in the photosphere and stretch outward into the Sun's hot outer atmosphere, known as the corona.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
  • The visible light image of the photosphere showcases sunspots, which resemble holes on the solar surface.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This type of photography is an incredible challenge due to the overwhelming light of the photosphere below.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The area of plasma, or highly ionized gas, extends thousands of kilometers above the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Despite their great temperatures, dwarf stars can and do harbor water molecules in their own atmospheres – their photospheres.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2023

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