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- The more atmosphere sunlight passes through, the more red it appears. That's why we have red sunsets. Technically speaking the Sun's light is strongest in the green wavelength but we don't perceive the green part of its spectrum very well. For all intents and purposes we can say that the Sun is white.
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Oct 24, 2022 · That means as white light from the sun travels through Earth's atmosphere blue photons get scattered more by molecules in the atmosphere while red photons slip right past them with...
Oct 21, 2021 · The planets of the solar system are varied in their appearance. Mercury is slate gray while Venus is pearly white, Earth a vibrant blue, and Mars a dusky red.
The Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. Its nearest stellar neighbor is the Alpha Centauri triple star system: red dwarf star Proxima Centauri is 4.24 light-years away, and Alpha Centauri A and B – two sunlike stars orbiting each other – are 4.37 light-years away.
The Sun emits light over a whole range of wavelengths (or colours). In fact, it does so in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, apart from gamma rays. The peak in the Sun’s spectrum can be used to derive its surface temperature, about 5,780 Kelvin (roughly 5,500°C).
Sep 1, 2023 · The sun is white—kind of. It depends on your interpretation of color, the way colors work, the way our eyes see and, just as importantly, the air we see through.
Apr 12, 2022 · The true color of the Sun is white. It appears yellow (or orange or red) from Earth because of scattering by the atmosphere. If you glance at the Sun in the sky, you might assume it’s yellow even though it’s really white.
The Sun as seen from the International Space Station. Short answer: White. Long answer: Most people think of the Sun as yellow, but it only seems yellowish to us because of the Earth's atmosphere.
