The Reality Check #28: The Sun’s True Colour + Google Atlantis + Great Wall of China Myth

Moon looking at earth

This week Darren examines the controversy over the sun’s colour, Adam debunks the latest Atlantis sighting from Google Maps, and Jon debunks the myth that the Great Wall of China is the only man made object visible from space (or moon).

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Show Notes

Show Notes:

Colour of the Sun
EM Spectrum

Brief answer
Sun in space
Sun is pink (more complicated)
Bad Astronomy Forum

Google Atlantis
Daily Mail
Sci Am
Neurologica
Atlantis on Wikipedia

Great Wall of China Myth
Wikipedia
Straight Dope

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