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Last Post 10/20/2011 9:12 PM by KD Leka

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10/19/2011 5:53 AM
Ashley (Titan) What is the true color of a sunspot if its now really black like we see from Earth?

Tags: sunspots, Color of the sun

Paulett Liewer

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10/19/2011 2:50 PM
Hi The "true" or apparent color of the Sun is considered yellowish white. Sunspots would appear yellow-orange. But NEVER look at the Sun directly. That would damage your eyes. We also need to filter out a lot of the sunlight.

KD Leka

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10/20/2011 9:12 PM
Hi; As Paulette said, the sunspots would be yellow-orange compared to the solar surface which would be yellow-white. The sun is almost a bit green on a really true color scale. The colors help indicate temperature; sunspots are cooler than the rest of the surface, so they are more orange than yel low/green. -KD p.s. The Sun shines like about 4 trillion trillion lightbulbs. Thinking about that, it reinforces - do not look at the sun directly!