When sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the water droplets and other things in the air
diffuse the sunlight. Everything in the air acts like a prism. If you notice the color
spectrum, blue does have the shortest wavelength than red so therefore it does not scatter
or disperse, it comes through and that is what we see. The colors toward the reds have a
longer wavelength and they diffuse or scatter easier than blue, more atmosphere like at
sunrise and sunset gives the reds as the short wavelenghts are bounced away from our eyes.
2006-11-21
09:24:58
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Jake T
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