What color is the sun?

What color is the sun?

The Sun is actually white, but it appears yellow or orange from Earth due to the scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere. The atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths (blue and violet) more, allowing the longer wavelengths (red, orange, and yellow) to dominate.

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