Sun parts

• Core

• The Sun’s center where hydrogen fuses into helium, producing energy.

• Radiative Zone

Layer where energy slowly moves outward as light

• Convective Zone

• → Layer where hot gases rise and cool gases sink, carrying energy to the surface.

• Photosphere →

• The visible “surface” of the Sun that emits the light we see.

• Corona 

• The Sun’s outermost atmosphere, very hot and only visible as a halo during eclipses.

• Sunspots

• Cooler, darker areas on the photosphere caused by strong magnetic fields.

• Solar Flares / CMEs

• Explosive bursts of energy and charged particles from active sunspot regions.

• Solar Flares / CMEs 

• Explosive bursts of energy and charged particles from active sunspot regions

1. Prominences

Loops or arches of glowing gas that follow magnetic field lines and extend into the corona.