2007-08-01 16:45:04 · 9 answers · asked by lindseygirl 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That is funny that you ask that because I was thinking that when I came in with my daughter. I am from the Chicago area and the moon was also orange here.
2007-08-01 16:55:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anesia B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why so many wierd questions about the moon tonight?
I guess I must be used to seeing it this way every so often, but I didnt know it was uncommon for some people!?
Someone mistook it for Mars earlier!! haha now thats just funny!
2007-08-01 17:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon looks super and yellow/orange whilst it somewhat is low on the horizon. merely like the solar, the moon's easy has to bypass via extra of the ambience, and atmospheric debris (gasoline molecules and dirt) scatter blue easy extra strongly than different hues of the spectrum. it somewhat is the comparable reason the solar looks orange or crimson whilst low on the horizon. The moon can look dark yellow/orange additionally by way of fact of bigger air pollution (dirt, chemical debris produced by skill of industry and vehicles). it somewhat is talked approximately as Rayleigh Scattering. White easy is attainable in diverse wavelengths (hues), and easy-weight of the shortest wavelenght (which occurs to be blue) is scattered extra strongly, leaving longer wavelengths (yellow, orange and crimson) bypass via. it is likewise the reason the sky is blue - as quickly as we glance on the sky we see all that scattered blue easy.
2016-10-13 10:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by dyett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it can be do to a few facts !?! 1.) it's in a certain phase !?! or It's just the way we see it do to the atmospheric clouds & or dust that's naturally floating around in space
2007-08-01 16:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't know that is kinda weird but if i can see its orangeness that means you live somewhere in these states west virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Georgia Florida virginia new york maine
2007-08-01 16:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because you haven't removed your LSD
oh come on people!
Wheres your sense of humor?
2007-08-01 16:49:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
pollution
2007-08-01 16:52:29 · answer #7 · answered by hug-whore 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pollution
2007-08-01 16:51:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you haven't removed your sunglasses.
2007-08-01 16:49:24 · answer #9 · answered by runnyBabbit 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋