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Originally Posted by Swift
Ok, I'll take this interesting discussion off in a slightly different direction.
I've always wondered why the ambient light in winter is generally more "white" than other times of the year, when the light is more "yellow-white"?
Any ideas?
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One guess might be that there are more atmospheric ice crystals which would cause more Mie Scattering and reflection causing more of a whitish sky.
If the sky is less of a deep blue, it may cause the sun to look less yellow but I don't know if this is even a good guess.
I'm still convinced that the sun is white around noon then, later in the day, yellow then orange and then red. Here is high tech supportive evidence - I saw the sun reflected in my car window late this morning and noticed it was all white looking. 8) I tried to look up at it but it was too bright to see color easily although it seemed white.