what is the color of the dark side of the sun?

Question

is it the same?

Answer 1

Congratulations...you have just asked the dumbest question I have seen in weeks.

Dark side of the sun?????

Answer 2

Unlike most responses I've seen to this question so far, I will respect your question and answer it to the best of my ability. I think it's a reasonable question, since you don't know the answer, and only asked to help you gain more knowledge and dispell any misconceptions you may have had. I'm sorry you've had to endure responders who don't respect your question as being valid.

The moon and the other planets in our solar system are lit by the sun, which emits light from its entire sphere, not just in one direction. The sun doesn't have a dark side, but I can see why you might think that it does. From our perspective on Earth, we see only one face of the sun, so you may think you've never seen what the far side of the sun looks like. The sun rotates, so we do eventually see all sides of it. Spacecraft like SOHO and Ulysses have seen the far side of the sun, and have sent images back to Earth, so we know what the far side of the sun looks like.

Both the Earth and Earth's moon are always half-lit by the sun. The other half is dark (night). The different phases of the moon are seen from Earth as the angle between the sun, Earth, and moon changes throughout the month, and we see different parts of the half-lit moon.

I hope this helps answer your question, and that the other responses you have received will not keep you from asking more questions in the future.

There is no such thing as a "stupid question." It's much better to ask than to maintain a misconception about something.

Answer 3

No, the dumbest question I have seen on here was:

If the moon is visible by day, why can the sun not be visible at night?

I think some of the confusion over the relative importance of sun and moon (and I think this questioner is confusing the two, as the moon has a dark side) is because the sun and moon present similar sized disks.

Only education will tell them that the sun is over 400 times as far away.

Answer 4

The Sun sits in the center of our solar system and is just one big burning ball of nuclear fusion so it has no dark side.

Earth travels around the Sun in a big circle, called an orbit, making one complete trip every 365 days or so, so we get to see all sides of the sun.

The Sun also travels in an orbit. It orbits the center of our galaxy, taking everything within the Suns gravational pull along with it. It makes one complete trip every 226 million years or so.

Earth, also more or less ball shaped, spins around on it's axis (think of the axis as a stick stuck straight through the ball). It takes about 24 hours to make a complete rotation. The part of the earth facing the Sun has daylight; the part facing away has nighttime. However, the axis is not straight up and down; it is tilted and the tilt changes as the Earth circles the Sun. That is why the Northern and Southern Hemispheres have summer and winter; the part tilting toward the Sun has summer; the part tilting away has winter. As the tilt changes, so do the seasons.

The Sun also spins on its own axis, making a complete rotation once every 25 earth days, another way we get to see all sides (it doesn't have seasons, though!)

The Moon also rotates on its axis, and has on orbit (around the Earth) but the Moon rotates at the same speed as it travels around in its orbit. So, in the just over 27 days it takes the Moon to go around Earth, the Moon also spins about its axis one full rotation. That's why we always see the same face of the Moon. The part we never see is referred to as the "dark" or "far" side of the Moon.

Answer 5

The Sun has no dark side. It shines in every direction.
Not even the Moon has a dark side, a mistake I keep reading in answers, it has just a side we never see from the Earth.

Answer 6

The Sun has the same color all around, it gives off yellow bright light. It illuminates the planets, it is not illuminated. Plus, it rotates on it's axis, although different layers of the Sun rotate at different speeds; thus you get to see its entire surface over time, unlike the Moon which is always showing us the same "face".

Answer 7

The sun HAS no dark side.

Answer 8

The Sun is one giant nuclear reactor. It emits light on all sides, and is therefore is technically the same "color" on all sides.

Answer 9

Reminds me of the time the Polish Scientific Explorers proposed an expedition to the sun. When informed by the other scientists that you can't go to the sun because you will burn up! They replied: we know that so we are going at night.

This person should apply for membership.

Answer 10

Your question has been answered pretty succinctly by Space_is_cool and Judy L, but I would like to add that you can go to a NASA site and check out the twin probe STEREO photos as well...they are quite awesome to behold. I also agree with Space in the respect that the only dumb question is the one not asked...ignore those who spurn you!