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Is solar plasma still as hot as the surface of the sun?

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I know that the temperature of the surface of the sun ranges around 5500-5800 kelvin, and IIRC, at such temperature it as a heated gas becomes visible in a white or whitish-yellow.

In the image attached here, it is from the 1AU mission from Destiny 2 where the main player has to cross a massive superweapon outside being exposed to the sun’s burning elements as the sun’s magnetic field is being disrupted.

What I wish to know, for experts in astrophysics, would the raining specks and streams of “fire” be considered the solar plasma from the surface? If so, would it still carry the temperature of the surface of the sun? or is it just heat and is dissipated?
 
If its 1AU literally then yeah its not going to be very hot. If they're very close then the plasma retains more of the heat since its lost less.
 
If its 1AU literally then yeah it’s not going to be very hot. If they're very close then the plasma retains more of the heat since it’s lost less.
Oh no “1AU” is just a title for the mission, the superweapon is close to the sun, between it and Mercury and the magnetic field is disrupted. Would the plasma still be close to surface level temperature if it shows white or whitish-yellow?
 
Yeah probably. There must be some other feat though this seems pretty loose to care for. Is this just for lower tiers heat resistance?
 
Yeah probably. There must be some other feat though this seems pretty loose to care for. Is this just for lower tiers heat resistance?
Yeah, there are even greater feats, like a Hunter wielding the Golden Gun that fires solar blasts hot enough to vaporize Vex armor, which highly heat-resistant.

Also, guardians can touch and hold solar light.
Osiris: Solar requires us to both exploit and rely on the power of our sun. But to master it is to understand the star's duality. The nuclear force that scorches anything foolish enough to draw near... is the same force we harness to heal. It feeds the flora of our galaxy, just as it begets drought and famine. Destruction and re-creation are a necessary cycle.
 
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