2006-07-10 12:13:23 · 10 answers · asked by crytimestwo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is white. On a clear day, anybody can see that sunlight is white. People sometimes describe it as yellow or golden, but it is clearly white. Astronomers describe it as a yellow star because it is slightly less blue than the average star, but not much. To our eyes, light from the average star would look distinctly bluish.
2006-07-10 14:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The nuclear reactions occurring release photons of all visible colors and then some. However we only see a few of these with our eyes which combine to give us a yellow orange color. depending on atmospheric conditions and the direction of the earth's motion we can experience anything from a deep red to a very bright yellow, but these are not it's true color. As time passes and the sun devours it''s supply of lighter elements further fusing them into heavier and heavier compounds, it's color will change.
2006-07-10 20:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by Nick N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold.
2006-07-10 19:21:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a helium tank and light it on fire, if you have the guts to open your eyes while in the mist of the explosion, you will see how the sun looks like. and its probably a yellow
2006-07-10 20:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is nuclear fusion, the sun emits radiation in a huge spectrum. from radio waves to xrays... the sun is white, ie all colors, look at a prism, or a rainbow... all the colors are present
2006-07-10 19:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's basically a ball of fire, but all balls of fire burn out eventually. And at different stages in the burning-out process, it's at different teperatures and therefore different colors. Right now, it's yellowish and approaching white.
2006-07-10 19:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by PureSerendipity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow, gold, tomato, tomato, what's the diff?
2006-07-10 19:20:58 · answer #7 · answered by DR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its actually more of a reddish orange, it is basically a large ball of fire
look at this picture:
http://210.0.142.166/Library/libClone/2_project/sciSpace/image/sun/sunBig.jpg
2006-07-10 19:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by kimberbee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its more like Helium Blowing up.
2006-07-10 19:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by riddicks_babe69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the color of fire
2006-07-10 19:19:32 · answer #10 · answered by MeliDavila 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋