what is the color of our sun
How could one determine what color the Sun is as seen from Earth? Image courtesy ESA/NASA/SOHO Image courtesy NASA It is a common misconception that the Sun is yellow, or orange or even red. However, the Sun is essentially all colors mixed together, which appear to our eyes as white.This is easy to see in pictures taken from space. Rainbows are light from the Sun, separated into its colors.Each color in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet) has a different wavelength. Red is the longest, blue the shortest. When we see the Sun at sunrise or sunset, when it is low in the sky, it may appear yellow, orange, or red.t is a common misconception that the Sun is yellow, or orange or even red. However, the Sun is essentially all colors mixed together, which appear to our eyes as white.