Re:How Far Could the Sun Possibly Be?
by Cogito on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:38PM
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> why doesn't that make the other stars yellow too?
Most stars appear white/bluish because they are too dim for our colour receptors to perceive. The spectra arriving at our eyeballs is consistent with what you would expect given the type of star, redshift, and atmospheric conditions, but the perceived colour is not.
Most stars appear white/bluish because they are too dim for our colour receptors to perceive. The spectra arriving at our eyeballs is consistent with what you would expect given the type of star, redshift, and atmospheric conditions, but the perceived colour is not.