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HINT: Many people remember the colors of the rainbow by remembering the name ROY G. BIV ( RO Y G. BI V)
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Light can be regarded as a wave with the different colors
representing different wavelengths. (This is why we
sometimes talk about "light waves.")
Our Sun emits almost
every
wavelength of light, even
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Scientists look at the Sun with special telescopes that are able to see only specific colors of light -- even the wavelengths that are invisible to your eye. The Sun looks different, depending on which wavelengths we choose. In the YPOP Spotlight is a set of images to show you what the Sun actually looks like in all these different ranges of wavelength, from radio to X-rays. Why not check it out when you're done with this Tour?
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Image Credit:
Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics Education
Program, University of California at Berkeley