Good point, Visitor, and thanks for the link. But your argument has a fatal flaw in it. Clouds shine by reflecting sunlight, and they reflect all wavelengths equally. But clouds look pure white! If the absorbency of the cones was what makes us perceive the Sun as yellow, we should also perceive clouds as yellow - not to mention the Moon. Phil makes the same point in Bad Astronomy (page 45)

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