Why is the Sunset Red, Orange, and, Pink

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About the Molecules‌ The sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light.


Light Waves‌

!  Blue scatters, because it has smaller wave lengths which are more effected by the air and dust particles


Scattering Away‌ !   When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colors because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.


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Different Colors of Rays‌ The light has to go through the atmosphere before the rays of light get to you. While the rays are getting to you the colors blue, violet, and indigo scatter all around in the sky.


Red, Orange, Pink Colors... !   The colors red, orange, and pink go straight towards Earth which will take a while. So we only see it at night.


Example‌ Think of it like a glass of water in the middle of the day, the light is refracting through the center of the glass of water. With a sunset, the sun is refracting across the surface of the glass of water. Notice the straw is in the water and the light is refracting it, which is causing the straw to look like two different straws. The same refraction happens when sunlight passes through our atmosphere.


URL ! math.ucr.edu ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_scattering ! balajiinfocenter.blogspot.com !   planet-science.com


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