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The sun emits pretty much all frequencies (colors) of light, and it appears white when viewed from space (like in orbit around earth). That energy consists of high frequency (blue and violet) light and low frequency (yellow and red) light as well as the rest of the spectrum in between. What actually happens is that the higher frequency light is much more likely to be scattered in the atmosphere than lower frequency light. Scattering is the term applied to the light when it is absorbed by an air molecule and then re-emitted in a random direction. This means that the violet and blue light is much more scattered than the lower frequencies. And the light that reaches our eyes directly from the sun has had violets, blues and greens "scattered out" of it. The reds, Oranges and yellows are the frequencies that we see looking directly at the sun, and this is why it has its characteristic color.

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What color will a star be with a surface temperature of 5000-6000K?

A star with a surface temperature of 5000-6000K will appear white to yellow-white in color. This temperature range corresponds to a star of spectral type F, which emits a significant amount of visible light across the spectrum, giving it a white to yellowish hue. The color of a star is determined by its surface temperature, with hotter stars appearing bluer and cooler stars appearing redder.


What real color is the sun?

Most people think the colour of the sun is yellow, but actually the real colour is white!Answer:Our Sun is a yellow dwarf star. The Sun is a spectral type G2-V. Since it is a"G2" it is warmer (5770 Kelvin at the surface ) and brighter than average, with a color yellow-white.


What colors and all colors is the the sun?

The frequency of the light depicts the colour of light we see.The sun emits light on many different frequencies including that of every single colour and also invisible frequencies like ultra-violet, microwave, infra-red etc.When the visible light from the sun is examined, the light peaks at the frequency for yellow meaning the sun emits more yellow than all other colours. But it still emits all these other colours as well. Since the light is not exactly even amongst all colours then it makes the sun not white but yellow. This is why our sun is called a Yellow Dwarf Star.But it is pretty close to being white and if our eyes went and saw it in space without protection it would be so bright that we wouldn't be able to tell whether it was actually white or yellow. We need devices to detect the light for us and properly examine it to be able to tell that it is actually yellow.It is our atmosphere and the angle of the sun in the sky that sometimes makes it more orangey or reddish.


What gives the sun its color?

The sun appears yellow because of the Earth's atmosphere scattering sunlight, which makes it appear reddish-yellow. In reality, the sun emits light across the entire visible spectrum, but shorter wavelengths (blue and violet) are scattered more by the atmosphere, leaving yellow and red light to reach our eyes.


What is the color of the sun?

The Sun has a spectral type of G2V. It's colour is yellow. But although the Sun gives off most of its energy in the yellow-green frequencies, the light emitted is effectively white. The yellow color and apparent texture come from the scattering of its light by Earth's atmosphere. This is evident in photographs from space. The actual granulation is invisible except under magnification, and sunspots are not discernible as 'darker' by the human eye (this requires heavy filtering). Green Sun? The surface temperature of the Sun is about 5,778 Kelvin (although it's spectrum is not a perfect black body) you can see from graph [See related link - Star spectrum) that our Sun at that temperature is actually a pinkish peach! The only known green star is Beta Librae [See related question] but it's not actually green as the answer will show - and also the graph.

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What color will a star be with a surface temperature of 5000-6000K?

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What real color is the sun?

Most people think the colour of the sun is yellow, but actually the real colour is white!Answer:Our Sun is a yellow dwarf star. The Sun is a spectral type G2-V. Since it is a"G2" it is warmer (5770 Kelvin at the surface ) and brighter than average, with a color yellow-white.


Is a star that emits mostley yellow visible light hotter than a red star?

Yes.


What colors and all colors is the the sun?

The frequency of the light depicts the colour of light we see.The sun emits light on many different frequencies including that of every single colour and also invisible frequencies like ultra-violet, microwave, infra-red etc.When the visible light from the sun is examined, the light peaks at the frequency for yellow meaning the sun emits more yellow than all other colours. But it still emits all these other colours as well. Since the light is not exactly even amongst all colours then it makes the sun not white but yellow. This is why our sun is called a Yellow Dwarf Star.But it is pretty close to being white and if our eyes went and saw it in space without protection it would be so bright that we wouldn't be able to tell whether it was actually white or yellow. We need devices to detect the light for us and properly examine it to be able to tell that it is actually yellow.It is our atmosphere and the angle of the sun in the sky that sometimes makes it more orangey or reddish.


Is color a property of an object?

Yes. The colour of an object is determined by what frequenc(y/ies) of electromagnetic wave it emits in the visible spectrum. The colour of an object is a physical property of that object.


What color does sodium gas glow?

Sodium gas emits a bright yellow-orange glow when excited.


What is the color of Shedir?

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