off-topic The sun is white, not yellow

[Jason]

"The Sun Is Actually White": Ex NASA Astronaut Confirms Space Fact

For those who think that the Sun is actually yellow, that is not its true colour. And on Tuesday, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly confirmed this space fact.

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Did anyone know this? Well, I would always imagine the sun in space is yellow, but it appears white there because there is no atmosphere in space.

And, of course, the stars do appear white, but the sun is also a star.

 

[Shawn]

The sun is nothing but gases and fires, right?

I figured it would be more molten lava colored if you were close. But what could ever get that close?

 

[tarekall]

Without Oxygen nothing can be burn than how the sun burn itself without oxygen. Are there any oxygen in Sun?

 

[Jason]

The sun is nothing but gases and fires, right?

I figured it would be more molten lava colored if you were close. But what could ever get that close?

It is that stuff, but it's colored white.

Without Oxygen nothing can be burn than how the sun burn itself without oxygen. Are there any oxygen in Sun?

That's a good question. All I know is that nuclear fusion is what powers it.

 

[Shortie]

Growing up we are always told the sun is yellow but knowing that the sun is a great big ball of fire in space, I would have thought it would be the colours or fire or even lava.

It is interesting to know that the sun is actually white, I would have never thought!

 

[NatureFreak]

I don't think the color is actually white, more like gray

 

[lens]

This is the first time I’m hearing that the sun is white but it appears to be yellow when you look at it from here. I've always thought it is yellow from the onset.

 

[Jason]

Is the sun green?

The Sun is Green

By Chad Upton I know, the sun doesn’t look green. But, keep in mind the sky looks blue and we know it’s not really blue. The sky appears blue for the same reason some people’s eye…

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When scientists measure the wavelength (color) of the sun, the peak output is in the transition area between blue and green (about 500 nanometers). So, technically, the sun is green-blue. But, why doesn’t it look green?

It doesn’t look green because it also emits light at other wavelengths, enough that our eyes blending these wavelengths together perceive the combination as white light. Because of the way our eyes work, we can only see a green star (such as the sun) if its photons are limited to the green range. Therefore, you’ll never actually see a green star (as green).