Question about colour of stars and planets.

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The sun appears yellow due to the scattering of shorter wavelength light, primarily blue, green, and indigo, when viewed near the horizon. In contrast, the planets and the moon appear white because they reflect sunlight without significant scattering effects. When the sun is observed at higher angles, it appears white, indicating that its true color is not yellow. The scattering phenomenon affects celestial bodies differently based on their position in the sky. Understanding these differences clarifies why the sun, planets, and moon exhibit varying colors.
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The sun appears yellow because is made of white light and blue,green,indigo gets scattered.My question is why the planets and the moon appear white with their case the same thing should happen and even they should appear yellow.
 
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Sasu Thakur said:
The sun appears yellow because is made of white light and blue,green,indigo gets scattered.My question is why the planets and the moon appear white with their case the same thing should happen and even they should appear yellow.

The sun appears white if you look at it about 25 degrees or more up in the sky. Below that the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars have noticeable color change due to scattering of the shorter wavelength light.
 

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