Assertion: sun | /r/HasProperty | white
Facets:
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Actually, the sun — like other G-type stars — is white, but appears yellow through Earth's atmosphere.
text: The fact that you see all the fundamental colors present in a rainbow (which is sunlight split by mist) and no colors are missing is direct evidence that sunlight is white.
text: When that happens, it will be known as a white dwarf.
text: Unfortunately, "The sun is Green!" makes for more exciting headlines than, "The sun is white and would peak in the green if it were a perfect blackbody and if you measure in wavelength space.
text: Although not as exciting, the ultimate truth is: the sun is white; its spectrum peaks in the violet in wavelength space, in the infrared in frequency space, and in the green according to the wavelength-space blackbody approximation.
text: But the sun itself is white.
text: The Sun is in fact white, and its spectrum peaks in blue and green light, but it can often appear yellow, orange or red through Earth's atmosphere due to atmospheric Rayleigh scattering, especially at sunrise and sunset.
text: In spite of these "artistic licenses", the Sun really is white!
text: But sunlight is white—
text: When that happens, it will be known as a white dwarf.