Does color change outside the Earth's atmosphere?

Question

If color as we know it is determined by the gases in the Earth's atmosphere (which cause the sky to appear blue), would an object taken into outer space be a different color (since it would no longer be in the Earth's atmosphere)?

Answer 1

The color of the sky is not a particular color because the earth is surrounded in a particular gas known as air (mainly nitrogen and oxygen). The sky is blue because of light scattering... Blue light tends to reflect off of particles because it has a smaller wavelength. The light bending around the earth from the sun is reflected of the atmosphere shows colors of blue.

Colors will not change if you leave the atmosphere of the earth.

Answer 2

Not really... the sky appearing blue is a result of light travelling through miles and miles of atmosphere. The color we perceive ordinary objects (like a cup that you hold, or even a tree in the distance) are the result of light that doesn't travel nearly far enough to be affected enough by this.

Answer 3

It is not the color that changed as much as the contrast . With no atmosphere there is nothing between light and dark. NASA modified the cameras to help reduce the contrast and brightness, The side where the sun is shining is about +350 deg F. and the dark side is about - 200 deg. F.

Answer 4

Color is only seen because of light and shadow. Whatever media (or lack of as in space) light has to travel through will affect the appearance of color as that media will affect various wavelengths in different ways. Take for example, color as is seen under water as in a coral reef. The media (water) filters out a lot of the red wavelength. This gives the appearance of bland color to the naked eye. Photographers and videographers will use a red lamp underwater so that all vivid colors of the reef and tropical fish can be seen as if it were not under water.

Answer 5

Colors outside of Earth's atmosphere are of greater contrast and more saturated.