
What color is the Sun?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Universe Is a Production of iHeartRadio
iReporters: photons are wiggles in the electromagnetic spectrum that come at all different frequencies. objects can emit and absorb photons based on their energy levels or just based on their temperature. The Sun out in space is white, even though it peaks in the violet, you would see it as white with your eyeballs. But here on Earth, we see it as yellow because of atmospheric effects. We owe everything to chemistry and I am extremely remorseful to make it sound like anything else. It's not a competition except for the Universal Scientist Decathlon.
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