Red-hot and blue-hot stars appear white to the eye because
A)the eye has difficulty seeing color at night.
B)they are too dim to fire the cones.
C)they are too dim to fire the rods.
D)they are overwhelmed by the blackness of the nighttime sky.
E)eye receptivity peaks in the yellow-green part of the spectrum.

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Red-hot and blue-hot stars appear white because they are too dim to activate the cone cells in the human eye responsible for color vision, leading us to perceive them in shades of gray or white through the more light-sensitive rod cells, which do not discern color.

Red-Hot and Blue-Hot Stars Appear White to the Eye Because