Until Recent Times,astronomers Had to Await a Total Solar Eclipse

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Multiple Choice

Until recent times,astronomers had to await a total solar eclipse to study the chromosphere.Why do suppose you cannot hold a coin in front of you to cover the solar disk and create an artificial eclipse that will permit you to study the chromosphere?

• A) Refraction of light around the coin will cause light from the photosphere to enter your eye along with light from the chromosphere.
• B) Light from the very rarified chromosphere is too weak to penetrate Earth's atmosphere.
• C) Scattering by Earth's atmosphere will allow light from the photosphere to pass around the coin and enter your eye.
• D) Even with electronic equipment, it is not possible to hold the coin steady enough against the apparent motion of the Sun to view only the thin chromosphere.

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