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stellar atmosphere
The outer envelope of tenuous gas and plasma that surrounds a star and is transparent to light except at certain wavelengths. The wavelengths at which the atmosphere absorbs light, giving rise to dark Fraunhofer lines, provide information on the atmospheric composition and physical conditions.
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