Astronomy Picture of the Day -- All the Colors of the Sun

NASA ^ | June 28, 2015 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: It is still not known why the Sun's light is missing some colors. Here are all the visible colors of the Sun, produced by passing the Sun's light through a prism-like device. The spectrum was created at the McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory and shows, first off, that although our white-appearing Sun emits light of nearly every color, it does indeed appear brightest in yellow-green light. The dark patches in the above spectrum arise from gas at or above the Sun's surface absorbing sunlight emitted below. Since different types of gas absorb different colors of light, it is possible to determine what gasses compose the Sun. Helium, for example, was first discovered in 1870 on a solar spectrum and only later found here on Earth. Today, the majority of spectral absorption lines have been identif but not all.

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[Credit and Copyright: Nigel Sharp (NSF), FTS, NSO, KPNO, AURA, NSF]

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[rey]

So that’s why the light house is lit up like that.

[henkster]

I love your posts and hope you were unaware of the image you posted. Did you have to do that? God Lord even APOD has gone homosexual.

[Impy]

I say it's time to reclaim rainbows from the fags.

[Larry Lucido]

If you travel to the sun in October you can see the best colors, especially during “peak week.”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Question: Who discovered these Fraunhofer Lines?

[Huskrrrr]

The Sun is Gay? Who knew?

[lbryce]

Thems lots of colors.

[jonascord]

Having lived in Vermont for three years, there is nothing more aggravating than the October Invasion of leaf peepers doing 12 mph up Vermont 100, drifting slowly from side to side.

Just one more reason for a eugenic solution for Democrats...

[Politicalkiddo]

Saw a Rainbow in the sky today. The elements are gay as well. Nature is so gay. /s

[tumblindice]

But make sure you wear polarized sunglasses, and don’t go at night or it’s a wasted trip!
What kind of PABA rating on that Banana Boat sunscreen?
12 to the bazillionth power?

[JoeProBono]

[knarf]

Because God created the sun, and the Giver of all life gave A giver of life a very simple and diversity limited job

Just keep people healthy and grow them good food

God is not complicated, nor is His creation

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.suntrek.org/hot-solar-atmosphere/solar-fingerprints/fraunhofer-spectrum.shtml

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Yep. Trick question. Wollaston discovered Fraunhofer lines, but got no credit.

[SunkenCiv]

I'm sure APoD selected that one purely by coincidence. /s

[JimRed]

The fag flag?

[SunkenCiv]

Yes, because the Sun is gay. In fact, the whole universe is gay. Get with it. /s

[JimRed]

Yes, because the Sun is gay. In fact, the whole universe is gay. Get with it. /s

HOMOSEXUAL, because there's nothing GAY about it.