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Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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CORE

  • Nuclear fusion occurs here
  • 1.57 * 10^7 Kelvin
  • (15.7 million)

RADIATIVE

  • Temperature ranges from 7 to 2 million
  • Temperature is exchanged through thermal radiation

CONVECTIVE

  • Heat transfers through convection currents
  • Ranges from 2.1 million to 6000 Kelvin

PHOTOSPHERE

  • Visible surface
  • About 6000 Kelvin

CORONA

  • Visible only during an eclipse
  • Averages 1-2 million Kelvin
  • Can get as hot as 20 million