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OCR: PHOTOSPHERE THE PHOTOSPHERE IS the visible surface of a star from which electromagnetic radiation in the form of visible light is emitted. The Sun's photosphere is a layer of gas about 500 km (311 miles) thick where sunspots and solar flares occur.