Why Can We See Colors at Night?

Imagine your eyes are like little cameras that take photos. During the day, they use color pictures, but at night, they switch to black and white because there's not much light around. This is why things look gray in the dark.

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Examples

A black cat in a dark room looks gray, but under a bright lamp, it becomes clearly black.
You can see the shape of your friend at night, but you don't know what color their shirt is.
The moon appears white at night but might look more blue or yellow when there’s more light.

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