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                                   Parts of the Sun

The three major interior zones are:

The Core: The innermost part of the Sun where energy is generated by

   nuclear reactions

The Radiative Zone: Where energy travels outward by radiation through

   about 70% of the Sun

The Convection Zone: In which convection currents circulate the Sun's

   energy to the surface

Other parts identified are:

Sunspot: A temporary disturbed area in the solar photosphere that appears

   dark because it is cooler than the surrounding areas. Sunspots consist of

   concentrations of strong magnetic flux

Photosphere: The visible surface of the Sun. It consists of a zone in which

   the gaseous layers change from being completely opaque to radiation to

   being transparent. It is the layer from which the light we actually see (with

   the human eye) is emitted

Chromosphere: The layer of the solar atmosphere that is located above the

   photosphere and beneath the corona. The chromosphere is hotter than

   the photosphere but not as hot as the corona

Corona: The outermost layer of the solar atmosphere. The corona consists

   of highly rarefied gas at a temperature greater than one million degrees

   Kelvin. It is visible to the naked eye during a solar eclipse

Coronal Streamer: Large scale magnetic structure observed in the Sun's

   corona

Prominence: A structure in the corona consisting of cool plasma supported

   by magnetic fields. Prominences are bright structures when seen at the

   Sun's edge. However, when seen against the bright solar disk, they are

   dark and are called filaments

Source/Credits: Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA