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Solar plage
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<p>A plage /pleɪdʒ/ is a bright region in the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>'s <a href="/facts/Chromosphere/TurLRnLk">chromosphere</a>, typically found in and around <a href="/facts/Active_regions/7E8cWSGl">active regions</a>. Historically, they have been referred to as <i>bright flocculi</i>, in contrast to <a href="/facts/Solar_prominence/ShLDJjCn">dark flocculi</a>, and as <i>chromospheric faculae</i>, in contrast to <a href="/facts/Solar_facula/gABrlqBC">photospheric faculae</a>. </p>