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This effect is caused by the atmosphere of the earth. The reason for the orange colour is due to the scattering of light by the atmosphere. When the moon is near the horizon, the moonlight must pass through much more atmosphere than when the moon is directly overhead. By the time the moonlight reaches your eyes, the blue, green, and purple pieces of visible light have been scattered away by air molecules. That's why you only see yellow, orange, or red.

When the moon rises higher, it appears its usual grey.

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What is the color of the moon an the star?

The moon appears white, but can sometimes take on a yellow or orange hue depending on atmospheric conditions. Stars appear white, but can also show different colors such as blue, red, or yellow depending on their temperature and composition.


Why does the moon turn yellow at night sometimes at around 8 o'clock?

The moon can appear yellow at night due to the scattering of light in the atmosphere. When the moon is lower in the sky, the light has to pass through more of the Earth's atmosphere, causing shorter wavelengths to scatter and longer wavelengths, such as yellow and orange, to reach our eyes. This effect is more prominent during sunsets and sunrises, giving the moon a yellow hue.


Why is the full moon yellow?

The FULL MOON is yellow because it reflects off the sun. When the sun sets and the moon rises, only the full moon can be yellow because of the location of the sun and the moon


What makes the moon yellow?

Sometimes the Moon looks yellow when its low in the sky. This is for the same reason that the Sun looks red at sunset. The Earth's atmosphere "scatters" incoming light. Blue light is scattered more than yellow or red light. The effect is much greater when the Moon or Sun is near the horizon, because the light has to travel through more air before we see it. So, the Moon can often look yellow when it's low in the sky.


WHY is the moon yellow or white?

the moon looks white when all of the light from the sun reaches the surface. sometimes the moon's atmospheric particles become denser than usual causing not all of the beams of light to travel through. only the yellow ones make it through.

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