If the atmosphere was taken away, you would see just the sun and the black sky. How much darker (brighter?) would Earth

Question: If the atmosphere was taken away, you would see just the sun and the black sky. How much darker (brighter?) would Earth be and what would everything look like?

Asked by conn207 to Antonia, Douglas, Hugh, Matt, Tom on 13 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
- Matthew Hurley answered on 13 Jun 2010:
  
  If the atmosphere was taken away everything on earth would burn to a frazzle – so I guess it would look like black rock. During the day it would be brighter, but because light could not bounce off the atmosphere, the night would be darker.

Question: If the atmosphere was taken away, you would see just the sun and the black sky. How much darker (brighter?) would Earth be and what would everything look like?