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Grade 11Thermal Physics

why sun appaears to be red?and how to measure the temperature of the sun?

Profile image of Ravi
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
7 Years ago
Dear student

Kindly refer to the link

https://www.askiitians.com/forums/General-Physics/explain-reddish-color-of-sun-during-snst-snrise_96745.htm
Profile image of REENU SIVADARSHINI.M
7 Years ago
 WHY SUN APPEARS RED:
           SUNLIGHT CONTAINS 7 COLOURS  [VIBGYOR] AS IN THE RAINBOW , OUT OF THESE VIOLET HAS THE LOWEST  WAVELENGTH  AND RED HAS HIGHEST WAVELENGTH .
 IN SUNSET AND SUNRISE THE SUNLIGHT HAS TO TRAVEL MORE DISTANCE , SO AS THE SUNLIGHT TRAVELS MORE DISTANCE  THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE  ONLY COLOURS HAVING HIGH WAVELENGTH   CAN REACH US 
HOW TO  MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF SUN :
      BY  MEASURING THE BRIGHTNESS DISTRIBUTION OF  THE SUN AND FITTING IT WITH PLANCKS LAW THE TEMPERATURE CAN BE CALCULATED