It may look yellow here but did you know that it's a common misconception that the Sun is yellow (or orange)? Actually the Sun is essentially all colors mixed together, which appear to our eyes as white. This is easy to see in pictures of the sun taken from space.
It appears yellow sometimes on Earth because its short-wavelength colors (green, blue, violet) are scattered out by the atmosphere. Hence only the reds, yellows, and oranges get through the thick atmosphere to our eyes.
And there's your short scientific lesson on the sun's color! :)
What I was going to say thank you for the science lesson before I even saw your last sentence. Truly beautiful capture of the sun l hope you didn't damage your camera or your eyes by getting it
April 6th, 2016
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