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Give scientific reasons for the following statement.
We cannot distinguish colours in moonlight.

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Cone cells:
Color vision is controlled by cone cells in the retina.
They can only be used in bright light.
The cone cells are not stimulated by moonlight.
As a result, humans can see in the moonlight but not distinguish between colors.

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