Astronomers weigh in on Milky Way's true colours

Astronomers have determined exactly what colour our home galaxy the Milky Way is - and find it is aptly named.

While it appears white from Earth, that is literally a trick of the light; the question is how it looks from outside.

A comparison of star types in other galaxies gives perhaps an unsurprising result: white. But not just any white: specifically, like spring snow at an hour after sunrise or before sunset.

The finding was announed at the 219th American Astronomical Society meeting.

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