solar corona

Noun

Meaning

solar corona (plural solar coronas)

(astronomy) The upper atmosphere of the sun, only visible during a total solar eclipse

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

solar telescope sunglow

Examples

Another problem with wave heating has been the complete absence, until the late 1990s, of any direct evidence of waves propagating through the solar corona. Source: Internet

Coronal seismology main Coronal seismology is a new way of studying the plasma of the solar corona with the use of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Source: Internet

It is hypothesized that the reconnection and unravelling of braids can act as primary sources of heating of the active solar corona to temperatures of up to 4 million kelvin. Source: Internet

The Solar Maximum Mission subsequently acquired thousands of images of the solar corona before re-entering Earth's atmosphere in June 1989. Source: Internet

Local observations A picture of the solar corona taken with the LASCO C1 coronagraph. Source: Internet

Skylab made the first time-resolved observations of the solar transition region and of ultraviolet emissions from the solar corona. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

solar concentrating device solar concentrator solar constant solar cross solar cycle solar dance