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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5129. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Sun, Solar Atmosphere

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A region of intensified emission in the solar chromosphere. Plages are revealed in monochromatic images obtained in the light of various emission lines, for example, the hydrogen-α line and the `H' and `K' lines of ionized calcium. The name derives from the French word for `beach', an allusion to the fact that these features stand out like bright sandy beaches against the fainter background of th...

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