![sun_wavelengths_small The sun at different wavelengths. Credit: NASA SDO NASA Goddard](https://sheilacrosby.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/09/sun_wavelengths_small.jpg)
Light is made of electromagnetic waves, and our eyes see different wavelengths as different colours. But our eyes can’t see most wavelengths at all, which is a pity – think how different the human body looks when you see it in x-rays.
This is the sun at 13 different wavelengths.