Why Is The Sky Blue?
6. Orange Sun
The sun is the name that we give to the star that is at the center of our particular solar system. It appears as a large, yellow ball in the sky, but our sun is not actually yellow at all. If you were able to look directly at the sun when you are in space, you will see it as white. This is because it emits light of all frequencies, which makes it white light.
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Our sun appears yellow to us because of the way the higher light waves of light are scattered by our atmosphere. The higher wavelengths are scattered, resulting in the blue sky, while the oranges and reds take a more direct path to our eyes, creating the orange/red color of the sun.
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