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faculae

A space weather–related term used to describe irregular patches of bright areas present in the solar photosphere visible in white light, more easily seen in the proximity of the Sun's limb (because of limb darkening). They are hotter than the surrounding photosphere (by several hundred kelvins) and their presence corresponds with concentrated magnetic fields, often in association with dark sunspots.

Term edited 13 August 2018.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Irregular patches of bright material present in the solar [[photosphere]] forming a veined  [[network]] in the vicinity of sunspots.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These regions are a few hundred degrees Kelvin hotter than their surroundings. They have low  contrast on the solar disk and are best observed near the solar limb. These features relate directly  to [[plage]] or brightenings in the overlying [[chromosphere]].</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A space weather&#8211;related term used to describe irregular patches of bright areas present in the solar [[photosphere]] visible in white [[light]], more easily seen in the proximity of the Sun's limb (because of limb darkening). They are hotter than the surrounding photosphere (by several hundred kelvins) and their presence corresponds with concentrated magnetic fields, often in association with dark [[sunspot|sunspots]].</div><br/> </div>
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+<p>''Term edited 13 August 2018.''</p>
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