Is black a color or is it just a shadow?

Question

I think and wonder what makes the night sky black... if the sun hits everything and we see black then is black all the shadows that other components in space block.

If we were in another galaxy with more suns than this galaxy, then would the sky be another color?

Idk why it got in Singles and dating...i tried putting it on somewhere else

Answer 1

Well, this is a strange question for "Singles and Dating," but let's take a crack at it...

It depends. For example, white light is what you get blending all the colors in the spectrum, but white paint has no pigment (coloring in it) while black has the most.

From Earth, we perceive the sky as one color or another depending on the light waves that get through. Light comes in waves, and how close the waves are determines how our eyes perceive the color of the light. Light in the sky bounces off stuff in the sky (water vapor, dust, etc.), which changes the wavelengths. Also stuff in the sky (like clouds) filters the light so not all of the wavelengths get through. When we're turned toward the sun, that light is bouncing around, making the sky look blue and lighting up things...

but when we're turned away from the sun, the bulk of the Earth is keeping us in shadow. Even so, the light of other stars, and reflected off the moon, is reaching us.

Beyond the atmosphere of the Earth, space is different colors in different places, depending on the light/what there is for the light to bounce off of/where you are...

So you could say that what color the sky is depends on where you are at the time.

Also, the colors we see are governed by the way our eyes are constructed (the rods and cones inside the eyes). Other animals have different setups of rods and cones, and see the same world, and the same light, differently than we do.

So the color of the sky also depends on who you are (and since individual eyesight also varies, there's a bigger range here than you might think).

Complicated enough? There isn't any absolute color anywhere, I don't think, since color always depends on both source and recipient.

Answer 2

here's my theory;

during the day when u see blak wud best be explained as an object that doesnt capture enough light in the spectrum to appear as any other color. the night sky is blak because the sun is gone therefore there isnt anything to be reflected by the particles in the sky that would normally reflect blue light in the day time. the moon reflects the suns' light tho.plus, if these other components were blocking the light then the blocked object would change into another color when coming out from underneath the component. besides there are other reflective surfaces on earth reflecting the sun in places not normally lit. if im unclear, tell me.

Answer 3

Black is the absence of light. Without one the other would be no knowing. As for other worlds our sun went through a dozen different changes in the last 20-30 years from a yellow sun to a white one .It not only has a hotter ray but some that are changing this Earth in ways yet to be discovered. Sun screen went from 15 a few years ago to 75 so that should make you think what else was added to its rays

Answer 4

As for the category you entered: dating; I would say that black is just another color, like red, white and yellow are.

As for the color spectrum black is a color, but technically it is the absence of all color.

As for painting when you mix enough colors you end up with muddy black.

As for astronomy black is the absence of VISUAL colors or radiation. When we look at the universe with the x-ray, gamma ray or radio spectrum we see lots of colors all over the place; the sky is full of radiation. In the microwave spectrum the entire universe is full of the background radiation left over from the big bang.

So space is black because we can't see all that is in it. The color black of space happens because we can't see what is there.

Answer 5

Black is has no Red, Green, or Yellow color. It's the absence of light. If you go to another Galaxy with many more suns, the sky color would be the reflextive light of that planets Atmosphere.

Answer 6

Black is not a color but the absence of color. The perfect background for bright things. Diamonds look better against a black background because it makes them seem even brighter. That is why it is my favorite color/ non-color.
PS I dont wear all black.

Answer 7

In terms of colour theory, Black is the combination of ALL colours. Light actually forces things to lose their colours or produce optical illusions. It's strange, i know, but if you think about it, Black is the truest colour there is.

Answer 8

Black is actually the absence of any color, while white is a conglomoration of every color.

Answer 9

Black is a shade, not a shadow. Pay attention in art class.

Answer 10

Black is the absence of color. Color is the product of light.

No light=darkness.