Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

All the Colors of the Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 27, 2010 is “All the Colors of the Sun,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Nigel Sharp ( NSF ), FTS , NSO , KPNO , AURA , NSF). The original explanation runs about 147 words.

All the Colors of the Sun
Credit & Copyright: Nigel Sharp ( NSF ), FTS , NSO , KPNO , AURA , NSF Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“It is still not known why the Sun’s light is missing some colors. Shown above are all the visible colors of the Sun , produced by passing the Sun’s light through a prism -like device.”

— APOD editors, June 27, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 27, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Nigel Sharp ( NSF ), FTS , NSO , KPNO , AURA , NSF
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 147 words

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