What is the true color of the Sun?

People often see the Sun yellow but actually, this star emits the most intense blue light.

Have you ever thought that the Sun is actually green? This is partly true. Not the fool eyes, the Sun is also yellow, blue and red.

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The sun is a combination of colors that people will look white.

Basically, the Sun is a combination of colors that people will look white. But that's when you're out in the atmosphere and looking at the Sun in places like the International Space Station (ISS).

Under the Earth, the Sun looks more yellow because of the atmosphere. But why do people see the Sun white?

According to NASA, the reason is that this star emits strong light with every visible color, from red to blue. So if in fact the Sun has enough colors and you will only see white, why can the Sun be green?

The reason is that in the light it emits the green part of the spectrum as the strongest , more specifically the new blue part. Therefore, if you consider the strongest light, you can say the Sun is a blue star.

Update 17 December 2018
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