04-December-2003, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by AstroSmurf
Has it been considered that it might simply be an illusion? Put a (near-)white light in a blue sky, and it will look yellow by comparison?
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Yes. here's what the BA says about that in his book:
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Another common idea is that the Sun looks yellow because we are comparing it to the blue sky ... However, if this why we see the sun as yellow, clouds would look yellow, too, so this can't be right either.
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